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 Rome mayor blocks plan to name street after fascist leader Rome mayor Virginia Raggi is seeking to block a plan to name a street in the capital after Giorgio Almirante, the founder of the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement (MSI). https://www.thelocal.it/20180615/rome-mayor-blocks-plan-to-name-street-after-fascist-leader Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:12:45 +0200 rome-mayor-blocks-plan-to-name-street-after-fascist-leader Italians in civil unions face bureaucratic woes When the Italian government finally voted in a bill approving civil unions back in May, it was hailed as a historic achievement. https://www.thelocal.it/20160913/italians-who-get-a-civil-union-face-bureacratic-woe Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:26:19 +0200 italians-who-get-a-civil-union-face-bureacratic-woe Italian mourners bid farewell to literary giant Umberto Eco Hundreds of mourners flocked to Milan's Sforza Castle on Tuesday to pay their respects to Italian literary giant Umberto Eco, the intellectual phenomenon behind the best-selling "The Name of the Rose". https://www.thelocal.it/20160223/italys-castle-farewell-to-literary-giant-umberto-eco Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:50:30 +0100 italys-castle-farewell-to-literary-giant-umberto-eco Couple told they can't call their child 'Nutella' A court in northern France has barred a couple from calling their baby Nutella, after the famous Italian chocolate spread, because "it isn't in the child's best interest". https://www.thelocal.it/20150126/parents-barred-from-calling-their-child-nutella Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:19:00 +0100 parents-barred-from-calling-their-child-nutella Pope sparks boom in the name Francis Francis, or Francesco, is now the most popular name among newborn baby boys in Italy thanks to the arrival in March of Pope Francis. https://www.thelocal.it/20131018/pope-sparks-boom-in-the-name-francis Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:14:53 +0200 pope-sparks-boom-in-the-name-francis Nutella? It's got your name on it Following successful campaigns by Coca Cola and Heineken, Italy’s popular Nutella label is offering chocolate lovers the chance to buy their favorite product with their name on the label. https://www.thelocal.it/20131003/consumers-make-their-name-with-nutella-labels Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:01:00 +0200 consumers-make-their-name-with-nutella-labels