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 Matteo Renzi, who formally quit as Italian Prime Minister on Wednesday, once gave himself 1,000 days to change the country and make it stronger and more competitive. https://www.thelocal.it/20161208/renzi-leaves-behind-a-struggling-italy Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:09:58 +0100 renzi-leaves-behind-a-struggling-italy Soil might not be the most fashionable topic in the world, but it is set to become a political hot-potato for the EU, after an audacious campaign aimed at forcing Europe to adopt new legislation to protect its soils was launched in Italy on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160923/italy-spearheads-citizen-drive-for-eu-soils-policy Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:23:10 +0200 italy-spearheads-citizen-drive-for-eu-soils-policy Proposals that would largely decriminalize marijuana in Italy currently have the support of 250 MPs – but does that mean Italy will be legalizing the drug any time soon? https://www.thelocal.it/20150728/is-italy-about-to-legalize-cannabis Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:38:08 +0200 is-italy-about-to-legalize-cannabis After years of delay Italy is pushing to approve an anti-torture law by the summer, following condemnation of police brutality by the European Court of Human Rights. https://www.thelocal.it/20150409/italy-pushes-for-torture-law-by-summer Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:23:27 +0200 italy-pushes-for-torture-law-by-summer