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 An Italian passport is one of the world's most useful to have, according to an index that ranks how many countries each passport allows its holders to visit without a visa. https://www.thelocal.it/20181025/italy-has-worlds-fourth-most-powerful-passport Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:48:45 +0200 italy-has-worlds-fourth-most-powerful-passport Italy has the third most powerful passport in the world, according to a new index which ranks the level of visa-free access passports provide to their holders. https://www.thelocal.it/20180524/italian-passport-worlds-third-most-powerful Thu, 24 May 2018 17:32:50 +0200 italian-passport-worlds-third-most-powerful Italy granted citizenship to over 200,000 people in 2016, more than any other country in the European Union. https://www.thelocal.it/20180409/italy-citizenship-eu-statistics Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:17:31 +0200 italy-citizenship-eu-statistics A controversial bill that could grant Italian citizenship to about 800,000 children born in the country if they have spent five years in school was defeated in the Senate, newspapers said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171224/italian-lawmakers-snub-vote-on-divisive-citizenship-law Sun, 24 Dec 2017 16:14:34 +0100 italian-lawmakers-snub-vote-on-divisive-citizenship-law National identity can be a fluid thing, so what does it take to be considered as an Italian? A new survey shows that most Italians think knowing the language is important, but birthplace isn't. https://www.thelocal.it/20170203/what-makes-someone-italian-birthplace-language-culture-identity Fri, 03 Feb 2017 12:28:36 +0100 what-makes-someone-italian-birthplace-language-culture-identity