https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy was set to hold on to its lead over France as biggest producer in 2025, amid concerns about the impact of US tariffs on sales. https://www.thelocal.it/20250911/italy-to-remain-worlds-biggest-wine-producer-as-bumper-harvest-expected Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:07:49 +0200 italy-to-remain-worlds-biggest-wine-producer-as-bumper-harvest-expected The EU still hopes to strike a deal with the United States despite President Donald Trump's ramped-up threat of 30-percent tariffs, the bloc's trade chief said Monday, with pressure on Brussels to toughen its stance. https://www.thelocal.it/20250714/eu-still-seeking-trade-deal-after-new-trump-tariff-threat Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:32:59 +0200 eu-still-seeking-trade-deal-after-new-trump-tariff-threat Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini fuelled tensions between the government and Stellantis Sunday, amid a row over automobile production costs and incentives in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20241013/italys-salvini-fuels-row-over-production-costs-with-automaker-stellantis Sun, 13 Oct 2024 18:21:34 +0200 italys-salvini-fuels-row-over-production-costs-with-automaker-stellantis Customers in Italy found Domino’s Pizza outlets shut this week, as the company has reportedly left the country after seven years. https://www.thelocal.it/20220810/dominos-pizza-pulls-out-of-italy-after-failing-to-win-over-italians Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:11:51 +0200 dominos-pizza-pulls-out-of-italy-after-failing-to-win-over-italians The leaders of the world's major economies gather in Rome this weekend for the first in-person G20 summit since the pandemic began, with Covid-19, economic recovery and climate change topping a packed agenda. https://www.thelocal.it/20211028/italy-prepares-to-host-g20-summit-in-rome-as-climate-crisis-tops-agenda Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:37:52 +0200 italy-prepares-to-host-g20-summit-in-rome-as-climate-crisis-tops-agenda Southern Italian industry has continued to grow, registering a 0.9 per cent increase in 2016 according to a Confindustria report. Four out of five indicators however remain below pre crisis levels. https://www.thelocal.it/20170721/smes-and-startups-behind-industrial-resurgence-in-southern-italy Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:54:45 +0200 smes-and-startups-behind-industrial-resurgence-in-southern-italy The Italian economy suffered a further setback on Monday after it was revealed that industrial output fell 0.9 percent between August and September, down 2.9 percent on a year ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20141110/italian-industry-feels-brunt-of-recession Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:49:00 +0100 italian-industry-feels-brunt-of-recession Italy's industrial production dropped unexpectedly in May in the biggest slump since November 2012, national statistics data showed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140710/italy-industrial-production-in-shock-slump Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:36:00 +0200 italy-industrial-production-in-shock-slump A 0.9-percent slump in Italy's industrial production in December, following three months of consecutive increases, disappointed investors on Monday and cast a shadow over hopes for a recovery this year. https://www.thelocal.it/20140210/recovery-hopes-dwindle-as-italian-industry-lags Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:33:35 +0100 recovery-hopes-dwindle-as-italian-industry-lags Foreign orders are lifting Italian industry even as the domestic economy wallows, data released on Tuesday showed, as the country tries to break out of its longest post-war recession in the fourth quarter. https://www.thelocal.it/20131119/foreign-orders-boost-italian-industry Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:59:44 +0100 foreign-orders-boost-italian-industry Italian car company Fiat has launched a new TV advert which plays on Italian and US stereotypes alike, ranging from over-sized coffee to passion and style. https://www.thelocal.it/20130805/fiat-revamps-us-culture-with-italian-ad Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:54:00 +0200 fiat-revamps-us-culture-with-italian-ad Italian auto giant Fiat reported a huge increase in second-quarter profit on Tuesday but its share price plunged after US partner Chrysler revised down its 2013 financial targets. https://www.thelocal.it/20130730/fiat-surprises-with-profit-leap Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:39:00 +0200 fiat-surprises-with-profit-leap Italy's industrial production ended three months of decline in May, official data showed on Wednesday, but the news will offer little cheer after a sovereign rating downgrade and a growth forecast cut. https://www.thelocal.it/20130710/surprise-rise-in-italys-industrial-output Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:57:00 +0200 surprise-rise-in-italys-industrial-output