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 The small Italian region of Molise made headlines around the world when it announced it would offer grants to people moving to its smallest villages to set up a business. Here's what you need to know to apply. https://www.thelocal.it/20190930/how-to-apply-for-24000-euros-to-run-a-business-in-italy Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:23:01 +0200 how-to-apply-for-24000-euros-to-run-a-business-in-italy The relaxed pace of life is both a blessing and a curse in Italy: it's what attracts many foreigners here in the first place, but the lack of urgency when it comes to deadlines leaves many exasperated. But they might be on to something, argues writer and consultant Jean Moncrieff. Could Italians actually hold the secret to productivity? https://www.thelocal.it/20170316/opinion-italians-might-just-hold-the-secret-to-a-more-productive-workday Thu, 16 Mar 2017 09:33:38 +0100 opinion-italians-might-just-hold-the-secret-to-a-more-productive-workday It has been a record year for Italy's coastguard, with nearly 180,000 people rescued in the Mediterranean, longer days than ever before and, despite their efforts, thousands of victims. https://www.thelocal.it/20161219/how-italys-tireless-coastguard-responded-to-busiest-ever-migrant-year Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:22:05 +0100 how-italys-tireless-coastguard-responded-to-busiest-ever-migrant-year Silvio Berlusconi agreed on Friday to sell more than 99 percent of AC Milan to a group of Chinese investors, announced Fininvest, the holding company of the Berlusconi family. https://www.thelocal.it/20160805/chinese-investors-in-deal-to-buy-ac-milan Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:42:53 +0200 chinese-investors-in-deal-to-buy-ac-milan Plans are afoot to limit tourist access to one of Italy's most beautiful and iconic locations. https://www.thelocal.it/20160216/iconic-italian-unesco-hotspot-to-limit-visitor-numbers Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:31:45 +0100 iconic-italian-unesco-hotspot-to-limit-visitor-numbers A vial of dried blood supposedly belonging to the patron saint of Naples, Saint Januarius, has performed its yearly miracle: transforming itself into liquid in front of the gathered faithful. https://www.thelocal.it/20151217/naples-miracle-as-blood-melts-on-cue Thu, 17 Dec 2015 10:13:01 +0100 naples-miracle-as-blood-melts-on-cue Italy has stalled a decision by the EU to extend economic sanctions against Russia, requesting a “political debate” on the matter during a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151210/italy-stalls-extension-of-sanctions-against-russia Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:14:25 +0100 italy-stalls-extension-of-sanctions-against-russia British supermodel Naomi Campbell was on Friday convicted by a Sicilian court of assaulting a photographer on the island of Lipari, and given a six month suspended prison term, Live Sicilia reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150731/naomi-campbell-convicted-over-italy-assault Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:58:51 +0200 naomi-campbell-convicted-over-italy-assault Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will travel to Moscow later this week in a bid to get help from Russian President Vladimir Putin over the worsening situation in Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20150302/renzi-seeks-putins-help-in-libya Mon, 02 Mar 2015 11:40:00 +0100 renzi-seeks-putins-help-in-libya A 29-year-old Napoli fan, who was shot outside Rome’s Olympic Stadium ahead of a football match in early May, died early on Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20140625/shot-napoli-fans-life-is-in-danger Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:49:00 +0200 shot-napoli-fans-life-is-in-danger Salvage operators on Friday said the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which crashed two years ago off Italy with the loss of 32 lives, would be towed away by June and named the ports where wrecked liner could be taken. https://www.thelocal.it/20140110/costa-concordia-to-be-towed-away-by-june Fri, 10 Jan 2014 16:42:00 +0100 costa-concordia-to-be-towed-away-by-june A dozen migrants who had sewn their mouths shut in an immigrant detention centre outside Rome ended their protest on Friday, officials at the facility and a visiting parliamentary delegation said. https://www.thelocal.it/20131227/migrants-end-sewn-mouths-protest-in-italy Fri, 27 Dec 2013 18:29:00 +0100 migrants-end-sewn-mouths-protest-in-italy