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 French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that he will not respond to criticism by populist Italian leaders Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini because their words are of "no interest". https://www.thelocal.it/20190128/france-macron-says-he-wont-be-baited-by-italy-populists Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:05:27 +0100 france-macron-says-he-wont-be-baited-by-italy-populists The Northern League once hovered on the fringe of Italian politics, a regional party whose primary policy was secession from the rest of Italy. Now, with a new leader and a new programme, as well as an alliance that could give it a shot at national power, is it accurate to describe the League as an extremist force? https://www.thelocal.it/20180228/is-italy-northern-league-a-far-right-party Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:39:42 +0100 is-italy-northern-league-a-far-right-party The number of migrants arriving in Italy from the Mediterranean has dropped sharply, according to the European Union’s border agency. https://www.thelocal.it/20171019/number-of-migrants-italy-sea Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:47:12 +0200 number-of-migrants-italy-sea Two former executives at the Vatican bank were handed four-month suspended prison sentences on Thursday over their role in dubious transactions dating from 2010. https://www.thelocal.it/20170224/two-ex-bank-chiefs-at-the-vatican-handed-prison-terms-over-dubious-transactions Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:59:31 +0100 two-ex-bank-chiefs-at-the-vatican-handed-prison-terms-over-dubious-transactions The number of divorces in Italy surged by more than half last year after the enactment of legislation making it easier and quicker to end failed marriages. https://www.thelocal.it/20161114/divorce-up-57-percent-in-italy-after-quickie-law Mon, 14 Nov 2016 15:24:00 +0100 divorce-up-57-percent-in-italy-after-quickie-law Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Sunday described next month's constitutional referendum as a battle between "nostalgia and the future". https://www.thelocal.it/20161107/italy-referendum-is-a-choice-between-nostalgia-and-the-future Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:31:25 +0100 italy-referendum-is-a-choice-between-nostalgia-and-the-future The Italian government on Monday set the date of December 4th for a referendum on constitutional reform that analysts say may determine Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's political fate. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/italys-crunch-constitutional-referendum-set-for-december-4th Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:44:57 +0200 italys-crunch-constitutional-referendum-set-for-december-4th With 13,000 people rescued in one week and hundreds presumed drowned, what do we know about migrant flows across the Mediterranean to Italy? https://www.thelocal.it/20160530/migrant-crossings-to-italy-what-do-we-know Mon, 30 May 2016 17:28:26 +0200 migrant-crossings-to-italy-what-do-we-know Roma coach Luciano Spalletti said his players should look to Leicester City and Serie A rivals Juventus for inspiration as they continue their bid to snatch the league's second automatic Champions League spot from Napoli. https://www.thelocal.it/20160425/roma-take-inspiration-from-englands-leicester-city Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:49:15 +0200 roma-take-inspiration-from-englands-leicester-city The Italian coastguard Monday rescued 1,850 migrants in eight operations in the Strait of Sicily, as a wave of boats departing from the Libyan coast intensifies. https://www.thelocal.it/20160412/italy-rescues-1850-migrants-in-strait-of-sicily Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:34:37 +0200 italy-rescues-1850-migrants-in-strait-of-sicily Italy's health ministry said on Tuesday that probes into a spate of women dying in childbirth had uncovered issues in the handling of three fatal cases, but stopped short of suggesting lives might have been saved. https://www.thelocal.it/20160113/probe-reveals-problems-in-italy-childbirth-deaths Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:23:56 +0100 probe-reveals-problems-in-italy-childbirth-deaths The mayor of the northern town of Pontoglio has been told to remove road signs advising those entering to respect Christian values. https://www.thelocal.it/20160107/italian-town-must-remove-christians-only-signs Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:11:08 +0100 italian-town-must-remove-christians-only-signs An Italian urologist has been suspended from practising in the UK after twice failing an English language test. https://www.thelocal.it/20151030/italian-doctor-banned-in-uk-for-bad-english Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:00:08 +0100 italian-doctor-banned-in-uk-for-bad-english From award-winning beaches to ancient ruins, Italy is full of amazing holiday destinations. But some of the country’s hotspots have left travellers either nonplussed, or completely bewildered. https://www.thelocal.it/20150722/seven-daft-tripadvisor-comments-about-italy Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:49:38 +0200 seven-daft-tripadvisor-comments-about-italy The new mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has officially banned from schools dozens of children's books on subjects such as homosexuality and disability, provoking a flurry of criticism. https://www.thelocal.it/20150709/venice-mayor-bans-books-on-homosexuality Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:15:57 +0200 venice-mayor-bans-books-on-homosexuality The stereotypical image of Italian parents surrounded by their large brood has well and truly been confined to history after it was revealed the population growth rate is almost at zero. But why aren’t Italians having babies? https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/why-italians-arent-having-more-babies Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:01:27 +0200 why-italians-arent-having-more-babies An Italian academic at University College London has been dubbed the world’s hottest maths teacher, being picked up by one of the UK's top modelling agencies. https://www.thelocal.it/20150331/is-this-italian-the-worlds-hottest-maths-tutor Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:06:23 +0200 is-this-italian-the-worlds-hottest-maths-tutor The first gay marriage will be registered in Naples on Monday after the city’s mayor made it obligatory for his administration to record the marriages of same-sex couples who wed abroad. https://www.thelocal.it/20140625/first-gay-marriage-to-be-registered-in-naples Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:08:00 +0200 first-gay-marriage-to-be-registered-in-naples A Palermo court on Monday rejected an appeal against an arrest warrant issued for Marcello Dell'Utri, former aide to ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi, paving the way for his extradition back to Italy where he faces charges over mafia ties. https://www.thelocal.it/20140428/dellutri-appeal-over-arrest-rejected Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:34:00 +0200 dellutri-appeal-over-arrest-rejected The financial police on Monday announced the arrest of two former executives of Finmeccanica, Italy’s aerospace and defence giant, as part of an international bribery operation. https://www.thelocal.it/20140324/bribery-scandal-hits-ex-finmeccanica-bosses Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:43:00 +0100 bribery-scandal-hits-ex-finmeccanica-bosses