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 Smaller mopeds and scooters will be allowed to drive on Italian motorways as part of new changes to Italy's highway code. https://www.thelocal.it/20190514/italy-to-allow-scooters-on-motorways Tue, 14 May 2019 13:40:34 +0200 italy-to-allow-scooters-on-motorways Italy's upper house on Tuesday passed a raft of new legislation designed to combat food waste across the country. But what do the new laws mean for businesses and consumers in Italy? https://www.thelocal.it/20160803/what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-new-food-waste-laws Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:18:34 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-new-food-waste-laws Italy could legalise home-grown cannabis, if a law being debated on Monday gets the green light. https://www.thelocal.it/20160725/italian-mps-to-start-debating-controversial-cannabis-law Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:32:36 +0200 italian-mps-to-start-debating-controversial-cannabis-law In July, Italy's parliament will begin debating historic changes to cannabis laws that could see the drug legalized. https://www.thelocal.it/20160630/how-and-why-italys-cannabis-laws-could-soon-change Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:57:15 +0200 how-and-why-italys-cannabis-laws-could-soon-change When the Italian government finally approved a bill allowing gay civil unions on Wednesday, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi declared it was "a day for celebration." https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/why-not-everyone-is-happy-with-italys-civil-unions-bill Thu, 12 May 2016 11:20:40 +0200 why-not-everyone-is-happy-with-italys-civil-unions-bill Italy is set to become the second country in Europe to pass laws combatting food waste - a problem which costs the economy €12 billion each year. https://www.thelocal.it/20160314/italy-to-pass-new-laws-to-combat-12-billion-food-waste Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:56:01 +0100 italy-to-pass-new-laws-to-combat-12-billion-food-waste Legislation affecting smokers passed by the Italian government last year will come into effect on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160202/what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-new-smoking-laws Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:22:46 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-new-smoking-laws Italy eased up slightly on cannabis growers on Friday, decriminalizing those who violate agreed terms on cultivating the plants for therapeutic purposes. https://www.thelocal.it/20160115/italy-chills-out-over-medical-cannabis-cultivators Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:57:03 +0100 italy-chills-out-over-medical-cannabis-cultivators Fiat, Italy's biggest employer, has said it would pull out of Italy unless the government revamps labour relations laws. https://www.thelocal.it/20130902/fiat-threatens-to-leave-italy-over-labour-row Mon, 02 Sep 2013 19:56:00 +0200 fiat-threatens-to-leave-italy-over-labour-row