The Local Italy 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 Italy MP confuses Jim Morrison for Slavic thief Maurizio Gasparri, the gaffe-prone vice-president of the Italian Senate, has come under fire after taking an ironic photo showing 'The Doors' frontman Jim Morrison depicted as a Slavic criminal terrorizing Italy at face value. https://www.thelocal.it/20160111/italy-mp-shamed-by-jim-morrison-mix-up Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:06:19 +0100 italy-mp-shamed-by-jim-morrison-mix-up So long, and no thanks for the fish: MP ejected A politician from the Northern League was thrown out of the lower house of parliament on Tuesday for waving a fish in protest against a bill that could see clandestine immigration decriminalized. https://www.thelocal.it/20140402/mp-ousted-from-parliament-over-fish-stunt-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:58:00 +0200 mp-ousted-from-parliament-over-fish-stunt-2 'Italy must overhaul bureaucracy': MPS chief The chairman of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world's oldest surviving bank, said on Monday that tackling Italy's cumbersome bureaucracy is more important than overhauling the country's labour market. https://www.thelocal.it/20131118/italy-must-overhaul-bureaucracy-mdp-chief Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:00:00 +0100 italy-must-overhaul-bureaucracy-mdp-chief