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 Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos on Tuesday will become the first European Union leader to visit Italy since last week's earthquake, which left nearly 300 people dead including 11 Romanians. https://www.thelocal.it/20160830/romania-pm-to-become-first-eu-leader-to-visit-quake-hit-italy Tue, 30 Aug 2016 14:23:45 +0200 romania-pm-to-become-first-eu-leader-to-visit-quake-hit-italy Italian Prime Minister says Europe must react to Brexit's "wake-up" call by ending austerity. https://www.thelocal.it/20160627/italy-heed-brexit-wake-up-call-and-end-austerity Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:31:00 +0200 italy-heed-brexit-wake-up-call-and-end-austerity Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi faced calls to resign on Friday after one of his ministers was forced to quit over allegations she tweaked the country's 2015 budget to suit her businessman boyfriend. https://www.thelocal.it/20160401/italian-minister-quits-as-waste-scandal-embroils-partner Fri, 01 Apr 2016 16:33:19 +0200 italian-minister-quits-as-waste-scandal-embroils-partner A €12 million fund will be available immediately for city councils to spend on public transport and car-sharing in an effort to combat severely high smog levels, Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti said. https://www.thelocal.it/20151230/italian-cities-to-get-12-million-to-fight-smog Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:35:41 +0100 italian-cities-to-get-12-million-to-fight-smog An envelope containing bullets and a death threat message written in Arabic, reportedly signed by Isis, was delivered to Italy’s Ministry of Justice on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151217/envelope-with-bullets-sent-to-italys-justice-minister Thu, 17 Dec 2015 13:26:48 +0100 envelope-with-bullets-sent-to-italys-justice-minister Scrutinizing communication among users of the ‘chat’ feature on the popular gaming console, Playstation, is among the measures Italy has adopted to detect potential jihadists across technological platforms. https://www.thelocal.it/20151127/italy-to-spy-on-playstation-chat-amid-terror-fear Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:29:15 +0100 italy-to-spy-on-playstation-chat-amid-terror-fear UPDATED: Italy has thwarted a mobster plan to assassinate the country's interior minister, arresting six mafia bosses in the Sicilian town of Corleone, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151120/sicily-mobsters-plotted-hit-job-on-interior-minister Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:35:43 +0100 sicily-mobsters-plotted-hit-job-on-interior-minister Italy's Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan has said a reduction in business tax will form part of the government’s overall tax cut pledge over the next few years. https://www.thelocal.it/20150907/italy-plans-cuts-to-business-taxes Mon, 07 Sep 2015 16:24:23 +0200 italy-plans-cuts-to-business-taxes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flies to Italy on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and a visit to the World Expo 2015 in Milan, his office said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150827/israels-netanyahu-to-visit-milan-world-expo Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:14:13 +0200 israels-netanyahu-to-visit-milan-world-expo Italy’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday that tourists have been fed out-of-date fish and sold counterfeit champagne after 23 tonnes of illegal and potentially lethal food products were found this summer. https://www.thelocal.it/20150821/tourists-in-italy-sold-old-fish-and-fake-champagne Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:40:58 +0200 tourists-in-italy-sold-old-fish-and-fake-champagne Italy’s Agriculture Minister Maurizio Martina has condemned the death of a farm worker in the southern region of Puglia, saying agricultural exploitation was ‘like the mafia’ and needed to be stopped. https://www.thelocal.it/20150820/italys-farmer-worker-exploitation-like-the-mafia Thu, 20 Aug 2015 16:59:29 +0200 italys-farmer-worker-exploitation-like-the-mafia Italy on Tuesday announced the appointment of seven foreigners to head national museums as part of moves to revive some of the hallmarks of Italian culture. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/seven-foreigners-hired-to-revive-italian-culture Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:57:23 +0200 seven-foreigners-hired-to-revive-italian-culture Italy warned on Monday that Libya risked turning into "another Somalia" as it signed a joint statement with the US and several European allies condemning "barbaric" acts carried out by the Isis group there. https://www.thelocal.it/20150817/italy-says-libya-risks-becoming-another-somalia Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:35:41 +0200 italy-says-libya-risks-becoming-another-somalia Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi defended his labour reform programme on Friday, playing down gloomy unemployment data and insisting the debt-laden country was on the right path to growth. https://www.thelocal.it/20150731/renzi-defends-labour-reforms-as-jobless-rate-rises Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:54:37 +0200 renzi-defends-labour-reforms-as-jobless-rate-rises Italy’s finance minister on Monday played down the threat of Italy being hit by the fallout from market instability linked to the Greek crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150629/italy-does-not-fear-greek-contagion-padoan Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:54:39 +0200 italy-does-not-fear-greek-contagion-padoan The information minister for Libya’s Tobruk government has warned that terrorists from the Islamic extremist group, Isis, will be heading to Italy “in the coming weeks”. https://www.thelocal.it/20150513/isis-terrorists-coming-to-italy-within-weeks Wed, 13 May 2015 11:13:51 +0200 isis-terrorists-coming-to-italy-within-weeks Italy’s Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said on Monday there is no "Plan B" being hatched in the event of Greece leaving the euro. https://www.thelocal.it/20150427/there-is-no-plan-b-on-greece Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:20:12 +0200 there-is-no-plan-b-on-greece Italy pleaded for more help on Thursday to rescue migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean, and demanded a "clear answer" from the European Union about where the refugees should be sent. https://www.thelocal.it/20150416/italy-pleads-for-aid-to-cope-with-migrant-influx Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:41:03 +0200 italy-pleads-for-aid-to-cope-with-migrant-influx Italy's transport and infrastructure minister announced his resignation on Thursday after days of revelations implicating him in a corruption scandal involving his department, his son and a €10,000 Rolex watch. https://www.thelocal.it/20150320/a-rolex-too-far-lupi-quits-in-corruption-scandal Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:17:08 +0100 a-rolex-too-far-lupi-quits-in-corruption-scandal Italy's Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said a Eurogroup meeting on Greece's debt renegotiations was "not very useful". https://www.thelocal.it/20150217/greek-talks-not-very-useful-padoan Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:21:00 +0100 greek-talks-not-very-useful-padoan