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's Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta on Tuesday appeared to take a swipe at a French push for Libya to hold elections this year, insisting a vote should not be rushed after visiting Tripoli. https://www.thelocal.it/20180725/italian-defence-minister-criticizes-french-plans-for-libya Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:13:14 +0200 italian-defence-minister-criticizes-french-plans-for-libya Italy is not participating in international strikes on Syria, but that doesn't mean it's neutral, according to Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. Here's where the country (officially) stands. https://www.thelocal.it/20180418/what-is-italys-position-on-syria Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:32:13 +0200 what-is-italys-position-on-syria The mayor of Naples has complained to port authorities after the USS John Warner, a nuclear submarine used in international strikes on Syria, was allowed to pass through the southern Italian city's waters last month. https://www.thelocal.it/20180417/naples-uss-john-warner-us-submarine-syria Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:05:45 +0200 naples-uss-john-warner-us-submarine-syria Why do people live longer in southern Italy than southern Sweden? A group of Swedes will swap lives with Italians for three months as part of a study which aims to find out. https://www.thelocal.it/20171016/swedes-and-italians-to-swap-lives-for-three-months-for-a-study-into-longevity Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:33:32 +0200 swedes-and-italians-to-swap-lives-for-three-months-for-a-study-into-longevity France, Germany and Italy said on Monday they have agreed to draw up a "code of conduct" for charities operating boats in the Mediterranean to rescue migrants crossing from Africa to Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20170703/italy-agrees-to-draw-up-migrant-rescue-code-of-conduct-with-france-and-germany Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:04:00 +0200 italy-agrees-to-draw-up-migrant-rescue-code-of-conduct-with-france-and-germany A dog ordered to be put down in Denmark has been allowed to return to her home country of Italy, after Italians mobilized to save the pet. https://www.thelocal.it/20170629/italian-chefs-argentinian-mastiff-iceberg-wont-be-put-down-in-denmark-after-mps-interventions Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:16:02 +0200 italian-chefs-argentinian-mastiff-iceberg-wont-be-put-down-in-denmark-after-mps-interventions Most members of a group of 146 migrants reported missing, feared dead, this week in the Mediterranean were rescued and safely brought to Italy, it emerged on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170331/rare-happy-ending-in-med-migrant-drama Fri, 31 Mar 2017 11:56:57 +0200 rare-happy-ending-in-med-migrant-drama Italy on Wednesday pledged €200 million ($215 million) in funds to several African countries as it seeks to slash the number of migrants risking their lives in the Mediterranean to reach Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20170201/italy-will-give-200-million-to-african-states-to-stop-migrant-flow Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:26:46 +0100 italy-will-give-200-million-to-african-states-to-stop-migrant-flow The Kremlin on Monday heaped praise on outgoing Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, hailing him as a promoter of "active dialogue" whose role in boosting bilateral ties was hard to overstate. https://www.thelocal.it/20161205/kremlin-praises-italys-renzi-for-boosting-bilateral-ties Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:36:20 +0100 kremlin-praises-italys-renzi-for-boosting-bilateral-ties The leaders of Germany, France and Italy vowed on Monday "a new impulse" for the EU as it reels from Brexit and told London that the bloc would make no deals before Britain formally decides to leave. https://www.thelocal.it/20160628/italy-germany-and-france-vow-new-impulse-for-eu Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:09:20 +0200 italy-germany-and-france-vow-new-impulse-for-eu Italy's Culture Ministry has put out an international call for applicants in a bid to find nine new directors for some of the country's under-performing cultural treasures. https://www.thelocal.it/20160530/italy-looks-for-more-foreign-directors-as-museum-shake-up-continues Mon, 30 May 2016 12:33:46 +0200 italy-looks-for-more-foreign-directors-as-museum-shake-up-continues Dubai airport has become a transit point for smugglers bringing high-value narcotics into Europe, the Italian police said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160517/dubai-airport-a-transit-hub-for-drug-smugglers-as-italy-arrests-two-uae Tue, 17 May 2016 10:21:53 +0200 dubai-airport-a-transit-hub-for-drug-smugglers-as-italy-arrests-two-uae Security was immediately strengthened at airports and train stations in Rome and elsewhere in Italy after at least 21 people were killed in terror attacks in Brussels on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20160322/italy-convenes-security-meeting-after-brussels-terror-attacks Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:25:03 +0100 italy-convenes-security-meeting-after-brussels-terror-attacks Waving frantically for help or panicking as water floods their boats, desperate migrants longing for a new life in Europe all too often cause their own shipwrecks, flung into the sea as their unstable crafts tip over. https://www.thelocal.it/20150806/panicking-migrants-can-cause-their-own-shipwrecks Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:17:59 +0200 panicking-migrants-can-cause-their-own-shipwrecks Italy is the world's third biggest consumer of wine, quaffing 20,400 hectolitres in 2014, according to figures released on Monday by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine. https://www.thelocal.it/20150428/italy-is-worlds-third-top-wine-consumer Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:30:43 +0200 italy-is-worlds-third-top-wine-consumer The International Organization for Migration said on Monday it had received a distress call from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean carrying more than 300 people, with at least 20 people reported dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20150420/distress-call-from-sinking-boat-300-on-board-iom Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:22:22 +0200 distress-call-from-sinking-boat-300-on-board-iom Fears a fresh wave of migrants could be poised to leave Libya for Europe mounted on Friday as tales from those who have reached Italy revealed how terrifying conditions have become in the conflict-torn north African state. https://www.thelocal.it/20150220/fears-of-fresh-migrant-wave-amid-libya-chaos Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:05:00 +0100 fears-of-fresh-migrant-wave-amid-libya-chaos The International Organization for Migration rejected on Friday allegations that an Italian operation to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean had inspired a surge in the numbers attempting the perilous journey to Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/italy-boat-rescues-were-not-pull-factor-for-migrants Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:38:00 +0100 italy-boat-rescues-were-not-pull-factor-for-migrants Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi must rapidly enact labour reforms and clean up corruption to boost weak growth in the eurozone's third-biggest economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140618/renzi-must-act-fast-in-labour-reforms-and-corruption Wed, 18 Jun 2014 10:34:00 +0200 renzi-must-act-fast-in-labour-reforms-and-corruption Luca Parmitano landed in space this morning, just over five-and-a-half hours after taking off from Kazakhstan. He's the youngest astronaut to be given a long-duration International Space Station mission and the first Italian to walk in space. https://www.thelocal.it/20130530/meet-the-first-italian-astronaut-to-walk-in-space Thu, 30 May 2013 13:34:00 +0200 meet-the-first-italian-astronaut-to-walk-in-space