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 angry crowd greeted Italy's far-right leader Matteo Salvini when he visited a coronavirus-hit town in the Naples region on Monday, with some heckling and pelting him with eggs and water. https://www.thelocal.it/20200630/salvini-pelted-with-eggs-on-visit-to-southern-italian-virus-hotspot Tue, 30 Jun 2020 13:24:36 +0200 salvini-pelted-with-eggs-on-visit-to-southern-italian-virus-hotspot Special report: As coronavirus deaths rise in the southern Calabria region, residents fear the terrible state of some local hospitals means they'd have little chance of surviving a major outbreak. https://www.thelocal.it/20200408/wed-all-be-dead-crumbling-hospitals-in-southern-italy-fear-spread-of-coronavirus Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:21:34 +0200 wed-all-be-dead-crumbling-hospitals-in-southern-italy-fear-spread-of-coronavirus The influence of the mafia in Italy's construction industry should be considered when trying to make sense of the Genoa bridge disaster, writes criminologist Anna Sergi. https://www.thelocal.it/20180823/genoa-bridge-collapse-the-mafias-role Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:08:22 +0200 genoa-bridge-collapse-the-mafias-role Italy's far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini on Thursday said Italy would not be pushed around at an emergency summit on migration, scheduled for Sunday in Brussels, after making threats to boycott the event. https://www.thelocal.it/20180621/italy-will-dare-to-say-no-to-eu-on-migrants-matteo-salvini Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:31:04 +0200 italy-will-dare-to-say-no-to-eu-on-migrants-matteo-salvini A journalist and director from the Italian broadcaster Rai were attacked by the brother of a mafia boss while reporting on the outcome of local elections in Ostia, a coastal city close to Rome, on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171109/rai-tv-crew-attacked-by-brother-of-ostia-mafia-boss Thu, 09 Nov 2017 11:44:15 +0100 rai-tv-crew-attacked-by-brother-of-ostia-mafia-boss As Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States, many around the world are asking: what happens now? The Local looks at five key ways that Donald Trump's presidency is likely to have an impact in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20161110/five-things-president-donald-trump-could-mean-for-italy Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:12:38 +0100 five-things-president-donald-trump-could-mean-for-italy Italy's parliament on Wednesday endorsed a new government tipped to be so short-lived that its inauguration was seen as the start of battle for the next election. https://www.thelocal.it/20161214/italy-parliament-approves-new-government-election-battle Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:47:51 +0100 italy-parliament-approves-new-government-election-battle 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 Refugees and Roma people are among a 150-strong group of people and organizations who have asked to be civil witnesses at the maxi Mafia trial which began in the capital on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151106/landmark-mafia-trial-opens-in-rome Fri, 06 Nov 2015 10:11:24 +0100 landmark-mafia-trial-opens-in-rome UPDATED: Italian premier Matteo Renzi is hopeful that a deal to avert a Greek default will soon be reached after Athens presented its proposals on a fresh bailout. https://www.thelocal.it/20150710/renzi-hopeful-on-greek-deal Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:55:09 +0200 renzi-hopeful-on-greek-deal The boss of Italian tyremaker Pirelli on Tuesday accused those against the company's takeover by a Chinese firm of masking nationalist objections in calls for a change of industrial policy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150324/pirelli-boss-attacks-nationalist-china-deal-critics Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:50:34 +0100 pirelli-boss-attacks-nationalist-china-deal-critics Pirelli, the Italian tyre maker famed for its Formula One wheels and racy calendars, could soon be partly owned by a Chinese investor, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150320/chinese-group-in-talks-to-take-stake-in-pirelli-report Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:22:27 +0100 chinese-group-in-talks-to-take-stake-in-pirelli-report Qatar's sovereign fund has taken control of one of Italy's prime business areas after buying out other shareholders in a move hailed as heralding a new era of inward investment for the recession-bound country. https://www.thelocal.it/20150227/qatar-buys-landmark-milan-business-district Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:31:00 +0100 qatar-buys-landmark-milan-business-district The Italian manufacturer of pacemakers Sorin on Thursday announced it plans to merge with US medical device firm Cyberonics, creating a new company valued at around €2.4 billion. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/italy-us-medical-merger-to-create-24bn-firm Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:24:00 +0100 italy-us-medical-merger-to-create-24bn-firm Hitachi said on Tuesday it would buy the rail and traffic signal businesses of Italy's Finmeccanica, in a deal that could reach more than $2.0 billion as it looks to take on global rail giants. https://www.thelocal.it/20150224/finmeccanica-to-sell-rail-firm-to-japan-for-21bn-hitachi Tue, 24 Feb 2015 09:30:00 +0100 finmeccanica-to-sell-rail-firm-to-japan-for-21bn-hitachi Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, giving him the go-ahead to press on with a shake-up of the country's labour market. https://www.thelocal.it/20141204/renzi-wins-confidence-vote-on-job-market-overhaul Thu, 04 Dec 2014 09:14:00 +0100 renzi-wins-confidence-vote-on-job-market-overhaul An Italian man and his Colombian wife have been tortured and killed in Colombia, with their bodies abandoned by a roadside in what is thought to have been a gang robbery. https://www.thelocal.it/20141113/italian-tortured-and-killed-in-colombia Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:25:00 +0100 italian-tortured-and-killed-in-colombia Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi defended his job reform plans on Sunday, comparing naysayers to grumpy pensioners, a day after a mass protest in Rome against the measures. https://www.thelocal.it/20141027/renzi-compares-reform-critics-to-grumpy-pensioners Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:00:00 +0100 renzi-compares-reform-critics-to-grumpy-pensioners Italy comes under scrutiny in this week's edition of the British political magazine, The Spectator, with a front front cover saying "Arrivederci, Italy" and an article that speaks about a "very European tragedy". https://www.thelocal.it/20141023/italy-more-than-france-is-the-sick-man-in-europe Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:06:00 +0200 italy-more-than-france-is-the-sick-man-in-europe Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said simplifying Italy’s complex tax system will be his next challenge after his controversial labour reforms won the Senate’s support on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141010/renzi-targets-tax-reforms-after-labour-victory Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:43:00 +0200 renzi-targets-tax-reforms-after-labour-victory