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 Palermo’s Antimafia Investigations Directorate (DIA) has confiscated assets worth 150 million euros from a pair of brothers who for years orchestrated the mafia infiltration of the city’s largest fruit and vegetable market. https://www.thelocal.it/20180814/police-confiscate-150-million-euros-from-fruit-and-veg-mafiosi-brothers Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:00:00 +0200 police-confiscate-150-million-euros-from-fruit-and-veg-mafiosi-brothers Exports of Italian wine reached a record six billion euros ($7.2 billion) in 2017, up 7.0 percent on the previous year thanks largely to Russia, Italy's largest agricultural union said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180104/thirsty-russians-push-italy-wine-exports-to-record-level Thu, 04 Jan 2018 09:59:23 +0100 thirsty-russians-push-italy-wine-exports-to-record-level Italy's top administrative court has ruled that Florentine authorities can relocate an iconic outdoor market which has been in place for years, but which they say has lost its "historical character". https://www.thelocal.it/20170420/iconic-florence-market-relocated-due-to-poor-quality-products Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:02:39 +0200 iconic-florence-market-relocated-due-to-poor-quality-products President Sergio Mattarella and Interior Minister Marco Minniti attended the funeral of Fabrizia Di Lorenzo, the 32-year-old killed in last week's terrorist attack at a Christmas market in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.it/20161227/italian-berlin-attack-victim-buried-in-hometown Tue, 27 Dec 2016 13:36:11 +0100 italian-berlin-attack-victim-buried-in-hometown Railway station cuisine normally conjures up images of unappetizing fast food and overpriced but underwhelming sandwiches. But a new food market in Rome's central Termini station hopes to challenge the stereotype by providing a wide range of high quality, local food. https://www.thelocal.it/20161007/romes-central-train-station-gets-a-new-artisanal-food-market Fri, 07 Oct 2016 16:44:37 +0200 romes-central-train-station-gets-a-new-artisanal-food-market A 54-year-old man from Palermo committed a horrific suicide on Wednesday by setting himself on fire in his car at a busy fruit and vegetable market. https://www.thelocal.it/20160211/unemployed-italian-burns-himself-to-death-at-sicily-market Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:59:24 +0100 unemployed-italian-burns-himself-to-death-at-sicily-market A reindeer escaped from a Christmas market in northern Italy following a fire on Sunday night and has not been seen since, with owners now fearing for its safety. https://www.thelocal.it/20151125/runaway-rudolph-reindeer-sparks-panic-in-piemont-italy-christmas Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:36:00 +0100 runaway-rudolph-reindeer-sparks-panic-in-piemont-italy-christmas UPDATED: A 23-year-old man was shot dead at a market near Naples on Tuesday after having an argument with someone who urinated near his fruit and vegetable stand. https://www.thelocal.it/20150708/one-killed-in-naples-market-shooting Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:30:48 +0200 one-killed-in-naples-market-shooting Property prices in Italy dropped a further 0.7 percent during the first three months of this year as the country’s housing market struggles to recover from the economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150702/italys-property-sector-struggles-to-recover-from-crisis Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:57:59 +0200 italys-property-sector-struggles-to-recover-from-crisis If there was one tipple wine lovers couldn't get enough of last year it was prosecco, the Italian sparkler that has outstripped champagne as the world's favourite bubbly. https://www.thelocal.it/20150327/italian-prosecco-sales-continue-to-fizz Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:19:07 +0100 italian-prosecco-sales-continue-to-fizz The Italian property market received a boost in sales in the third quarter of 2014, the country’s revenue agency said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141121/italys-property-market-bucks-recession Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:13:00 +0100 italys-property-market-bucks-recession Italy's government must overhaul its labour market to kick-start its economy, which is set to shrink for the third year running in 2014, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140919/italy-must-overhaul-its-job-market-imf Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:53:00 +0200 italy-must-overhaul-its-job-market-imf Italian luxury group Prada on Thursday reported a 23.8-percent drop in profits for its February-to-April first quarter, calling it a period of "rationalization" hit by unfavourable exchange rates. https://www.thelocal.it/20140606/prada-profits-hit-by-stagnant-demand-in-europe Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:06:00 +0200 prada-profits-hit-by-stagnant-demand-in-europe