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 After its troubles in France, Shein faces more opposition in Italy, where it has targeted shoppers in fashion capital Milan - and where the government and industry are pushing back. https://www.thelocal.it/20251107/italy-squares-up-to-shein-as-ultra-fast-fashion-show-comes-to-milan Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:34:42 +0100 italy-squares-up-to-shein-as-ultra-fast-fashion-show-comes-to-milan Ever since Audrey Hepburn took control of her Vespa in the 1953 classic "Roman Holiday", the Italian scooter has been a symbol of joy and style and on its 75th birthday, many Italians remain fondly attached to theirs. https://www.thelocal.it/20210423/symbol-of-youth-italys-iconic-vespa-scooter-marks-75th-birthday Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:42:01 +0200 symbol-of-youth-italys-iconic-vespa-scooter-marks-75th-birthday Police in Florence have seized some 4,000 bottles of counterfeit Tuscan wine destined for buyers abroad. https://www.thelocal.it/20201020/italian-police-bust-gang-selling-fake-super-tuscan-wines Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:01:55 +0200 italian-police-bust-gang-selling-fake-super-tuscan-wines As Venice celebrates its famed artisans this week, glassmakers explained how buyers can tell authentic glass products from the many imported fakes being sold in the city. https://www.thelocal.it/20200911/in-photos-italian-lassmakers-warn-against-counterfeits-as-they-mark-venice-glass-week Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:31:07 +0200 in-photos-italian-lassmakers-warn-against-counterfeits-as-they-mark-venice-glass-week Historic lemon groves in Amalfi had been forced to turn to tourism for survival. But now that's no longer viable either, and the area's last lemon farmers are barely holding on. https://www.thelocal.it/20200724/amalfis-lemon-growers-face-an-uphill-struggle-for-survival Fri, 24 Jul 2020 11:11:37 +0200 amalfis-lemon-growers-face-an-uphill-struggle-for-survival Film stars, British royalty, and local Naples residents all buy handmade ties from one shop so famous for its artisanal finery that some customers boast collections of thousands. https://www.thelocal.it/20200717/a-little-corner-of-england-in-naples-inside-a-historic-italian-tie-shop Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:04:14 +0200 a-little-corner-of-england-in-naples-inside-a-historic-italian-tie-shop Cheaper Italian wines are set to be turned into disinfectant, now a more valuable commodity. But the best bottles are gathering dust in cellars up and down the country as sales plunge. https://www.thelocal.it/20200429/why-italys-best-winemakers-are-being-hit-hardest-by-the-coronavirus-shutdown Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:54:53 +0200 why-italys-best-winemakers-are-being-hit-hardest-by-the-coronavirus-shutdown Brace yourselves, wine lovers. The price of Italian and other European wines in the US could double at the end of January. https://www.thelocal.it/20200103/why-italian-wines-may-soon-cost-twice-as-much-in-the-us Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:55:50 +0100 why-italian-wines-may-soon-cost-twice-as-much-in-the-us Furious Italian cheesemakers have hit out as US tariffs of 25 percent were added to exports of cheeses including Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino, Grana Padano and Gorgonzola. https://www.thelocal.it/20191018/parmigiano-takes-a-hit-as-trumps-italian-cheese-tariffs-kick-in Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:24:05 +0200 parmigiano-takes-a-hit-as-trumps-italian-cheese-tariffs-kick-in Italian authorities have seized hundreds of tubes of Pringles crisps from a supermarket in Veneto after the snack's claim to be “Prosecco-flavoured” sparked outrage in the region, famed for producing the extremely popular sparkling wine. https://www.thelocal.it/20191017/we-cant-tolerate-it-italian-authorities-seize-unauthorised-prosecco-flavoured-pringles Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:01:58 +0200 we-cant-tolerate-it-italian-authorities-seize-unauthorised-prosecco-flavoured-pringles Some of the most popular Italian cheeses are set to get a lot more expensive for US shoppers as American authorities today announced extra tariffs of 25 percent. https://www.thelocal.it/20191003/trump-slaps-extra-tariffs-on-italian-cheese-but-not-wine Thu, 03 Oct 2019 17:38:42 +0200 trump-slaps-extra-tariffs-on-italian-cheese-but-not-wine US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced pleas from Italian farmers not to impose tariffs on local produce, as a local television journalist offered him a block of Parmesan cheese to make the same point. https://www.thelocal.it/20191002/dont-kill-italian-food-farmers-urge-pompeo-to-stop-tariffs-on-parma-ham-and-parmesan Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:11:59 +0200 dont-kill-italian-food-farmers-urge-pompeo-to-stop-tariffs-on-parma-ham-and-parmesan Italy has been ranked as the best country in the world for wine lovers in a survey that may irk the French. But which country really has the best wine? Or is it futile to compare? https://www.thelocal.it/20190717/italy-ranked-worlds-best-wine-country Wed, 17 Jul 2019 10:40:53 +0200 italy-ranked-worlds-best-wine-country Popular “Made in Italy” products like wine and olive oil could soon be slapped with tariffs when imported to the US. https://www.thelocal.it/20190410/us-vows-to-put-tariffs-on-products-including-italian-olive-oil-prosecco-and-pecorino-cheese Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:12:03 +0200 us-vows-to-put-tariffs-on-products-including-italian-olive-oil-prosecco-and-pecorino-cheese A new survey reveals how many Italian businesses are struggling to recruit staff to fill everything from tech jobs to more traditional roles like woodworking and weaving. https://www.thelocal.it/20190218/these-are-the-thousands-of-job-vacancies-that-italy-cant-fill Mon, 18 Feb 2019 13:03:22 +0100 these-are-the-thousands-of-job-vacancies-that-italy-cant-fill Demand is soaring for Italian bubbles, with most bottles of fizz going to the UK and US. https://www.thelocal.it/20181217/italian-producers-toast-record-prosecco-sales-worldwide Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:18:44 +0100 italian-producers-toast-record-prosecco-sales-worldwide Iconic Italian chocolate maker Pernigotti says it wants to move production to Turkey. Italy wants to keep the company at home, but its approach to bailing out struggling brands ends up doing more economic harm than good, argues corporate law specialist Eugenio Vaccari. https://www.thelocal.it/20181113/italy-chocolate-pernigotti-turkey Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:44:09 +0100 italy-chocolate-pernigotti-turkey A new, free smartphone app aims to protect the 'Made in Italy' brand by helping consumers spot the difference between genuine Italian produce and foreign fakes. https://www.thelocal.it/20170126/made-in-italy-new-smartphone-app-targets-foreign-fakes Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:21:46 +0100 made-in-italy-new-smartphone-app-targets-foreign-fakes Thousands of farmers took their tractors to a rally in southern Italy on Wednesday to sound the alarm over plummeting prices of prized Italian goods and demand mandatory origin labelling. https://www.thelocal.it/20160324/farmers-protest-as-prices-plunge-for-made-in-italy Thu, 24 Mar 2016 09:24:38 +0100 farmers-protest-as-prices-plunge-for-made-in-italy Olive oil has been a staple part of the Italian diet since time immemorial. But how do you tell the real deal apart from the cheap copies flooding the market? https://www.thelocal.it/20151112/how-to-spot-fake-italian-extra-virgin-olive-oil Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:55:28 +0100 how-to-spot-fake-italian-extra-virgin-olive-oil