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 An Afghan refugee, a student-turned-millionaire and a dare-devil are among the most inspirational people interviewed by The Local this year. https://www.thelocal.it/20151229/five-truly-inspirational-interviews-from-2015 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:29:57 +0100 five-truly-inspirational-interviews-from-2015 She suffered virulent racist attacks during her brief tenure as Italy's integration minister, but two years on from that tumultuous summer, Cécile Kyenge is feeling jubilant. She tells The Local why. https://www.thelocal.it/20151016/italys-ape-jibe-politician-has-last-laugh-cecile-kyenge Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:00:27 +0200 italys-ape-jibe-politician-has-last-laugh-cecile-kyenge Italy's prime minister, Matteo Renzi, has called a meeting of senators after they voted against bringing racism charges against a politician who likened the country's first black minister to an "orangutan". https://www.thelocal.it/20150922/renzi-calls-meeting-over-orangutan-slur Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:25:17 +0200 renzi-calls-meeting-over-orangutan-slur Former Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge said she would appeal to the European Court of Justice after Italy’s Senate decided that the Northern League’s Roberto Calderoli would not be tried on racism charges after comparing her to an orangutan in 2013. https://www.thelocal.it/20150917/kyenge-to-petition-eu-court-over-calderoli-slur Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:18:15 +0200 kyenge-to-petition-eu-court-over-calderoli-slur The editor of the Northern League party newspaper has claimed Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge enjoys "racial immunity", in response to criticism after the agenda of Italy's first black minister was published by the paper. https://www.thelocal.it/20140115/far-right-slams-black-ministers-racial-immunity Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:34:00 +0100 far-right-slams-black-ministers-racial-immunity Next year Italy will roll out a new citizenship law, affecting tens of thousands of babies born each year, Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20131231/new-citizenship-law-in-2014-kyenge Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:56:00 +0100 new-citizenship-law-in-2014-kyenge Italy's first black minister Cecile Kyenge, who has been deluged with racist slurs since her appointment in April, urged Europe's leaders on Wednesday not to spread populism or use it to win votes. https://www.thelocal.it/20131205/kyenge-warns-leaders-against-spreading-populism Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:46:00 +0100 kyenge-warns-leaders-against-spreading-populism Senator Roberto Calderoli has been ordered to stand trial for comparing Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge to an orangutan. https://www.thelocal.it/20131107/senator-to-face-trial-for-racist-slur Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:54:50 +0100 senator-to-face-trial-for-racist-slur Tax evaders are to blame for stealing places in schools, not foreigners, Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131030/tax-cheats-are-enemies-not-foreigners-kyenge Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:50:00 +0100 tax-cheats-are-enemies-not-foreigners-kyenge More than a fifth of Italians think that having a black minister is wrong, according to a poll released this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20131011/fifth-of-italians-against-having-black-minister Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0200 fifth-of-italians-against-having-black-minister Italy's Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge said on Thursday that "unimaginable threats" were becoming a daily routine, after a far-right party used bloody mannequins to call for her resignation. https://www.thelocal.it/20130905/bloody-dummy-protest-targets-black-minister Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:50:00 +0200 bloody-dummy-protest-targets-black-minister Italy's first black minister on Thursday said she would not attend a conference organised by the Northern League party after a torrent of racist abuse from members of the anti-immigration group. https://www.thelocal.it/20130801/integration-minister-boycotts-meeting-over-racism Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:24:00 +0200 integration-minister-boycotts-meeting-over-racism An investigation is underway after a banana was hurled at Italy's first black minister, Cecile Kyenge, during a political rally. https://www.thelocal.it/20130801/probe-launched-into-banana-attack Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:26:00 +0200 probe-launched-into-banana-attack Cécile Kyenge's first term as integration minister has been blighted by racial attacks. On Tuesday she said the attacks not only hurt her but "the civil conscience of the majority of this country". The Local took to the streets of Rome to find out if Italians agree. https://www.thelocal.it/20130731/were-not-racist Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:32:00 +0200 were-not-racist Italy's new Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge said on Wednesday that the country is "changing its approach" to immigration. https://www.thelocal.it/20130619/minister-says-cultural-change-underway-in-italy Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:29:00 +0200 minister-says-cultural-change-underway-in-italy