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 Venice, the so-called 'city of bridges', is set to build one more, in honour of the only Italian victim of last November's Paris terrorist attacks. https://www.thelocal.it/20160722/venice-to-build-new-bridge-in-memory-of-citys-bataclan-victim Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:30:38 +0200 venice-to-build-new-bridge-in-memory-of-citys-bataclan-victim A bill seeking to introduce fines of up to €10,000 for anybody who frequents a prostitute was presented in Italy's parliament on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160715/italy-mulls-10000-fine-for-clients-of-prostitutes Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:00:46 +0200 italy-mulls-10000-fine-for-clients-of-prostitutes A new entrance is set to open at Rome's Colosseum which will allow tourists to enter the building just like gladiators used to. https://www.thelocal.it/20160712/new-colosseum-door-to-offer-visitors-the-gladiator-experience Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:52:56 +0200 new-colosseum-door-to-offer-visitors-the-gladiator-experience In July, Italy's parliament will begin debating historic changes to cannabis laws that could see the drug legalized. https://www.thelocal.it/20160630/how-and-why-italys-cannabis-laws-could-soon-change Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:57:15 +0200 how-and-why-italys-cannabis-laws-could-soon-change Giampiero Ventura will take over as Italy coach after Euro 2016, Italian Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio announced on Tuesday, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20160607/giampiero-ventura-to-coach-italy-after-euro-2016-reports Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:11:07 +0200 giampiero-ventura-to-coach-italy-after-euro-2016-reports When the Italian government finally approved a bill allowing gay civil unions on Wednesday, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi declared it was "a day for celebration." https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/why-not-everyone-is-happy-with-italys-civil-unions-bill Thu, 12 May 2016 11:20:40 +0200 why-not-everyone-is-happy-with-italys-civil-unions-bill Florence leaders are trying to find a new home for Muslim worshippers as the city's central mosque can no longer cope with its 1,000-strong faithful. https://www.thelocal.it/20160407/florence-plans-mega-mosque-to-house-1000-strong-faithful Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:43:48 +0200 florence-plans-mega-mosque-to-house-1000-strong-faithful Outspoken Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has courted controversy by claiming Gianni Infantino "bought" votes on his way to being elected president of Fifa. https://www.thelocal.it/20160301/new-fifa-president-bought-votes-claims-serie-a-chairman Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:08:12 +0100 new-fifa-president-bought-votes-claims-serie-a-chairman The last book from Italian literary giant Umberto Eco, who died last week, will be published on Friday, his publishers said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160222/umberto-ecos-last-book-to-be-released-friday Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:32:40 +0100 umberto-ecos-last-book-to-be-released-friday Legislation affecting smokers passed by the Italian government last year will come into effect on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160202/what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-new-smoking-laws Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:22:46 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-new-smoking-laws An unspoiled paradise off the coast of Sardinia is finally in the hands of a banker from New Zealand after a two-year legal wrangle. https://www.thelocal.it/20151026/italian-paradise-isle-falls-into-private-hands Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:38:15 +0100 italian-paradise-isle-falls-into-private-hands Italy can become the economic powerhouse of Europe, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has claimed. https://www.thelocal.it/20150928/italy-can-be-stronger-than-germany-renzi Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:24:52 +0200 italy-can-be-stronger-than-germany-renzi Italian World Cup-winner Andrea Pirlo has joined MLS side New York City FC on a two-and-a-half-year deal after being granted a free transfer by Juventus, both clubs and the player confirmed on Twitter on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150707/pirlo-leaves-juventus-for-new-york-city Tue, 07 Jul 2015 08:30:35 +0200 pirlo-leaves-juventus-for-new-york-city An Alitalia jet landed safely in New York on Sunday after the airline received a bomb threat. https://www.thelocal.it/20150615/alitalia-jet-evacuated-after-bomb-threat Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:34:08 +0200 alitalia-jet-evacuated-after-bomb-threat The Italian police and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) joined forces to crackdown on suspected mafia members operating on both sides of the Atlantic. https://www.thelocal.it/20150507/italy-and-fbi-in-anti-mafia-sweep Thu, 07 May 2015 14:31:13 +0200 italy-and-fbi-in-anti-mafia-sweep Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli said on Thursday it had appointed Norwegian Peter Dundas as its new creative director. https://www.thelocal.it/20150320/cavalli-names-norways-dundas-as-creative-director Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:13:57 +0100 cavalli-names-norways-dundas-as-creative-director US police on Monday charged a man suspected of killing an Italian-Croatian historian in New York on Saturday, reportedly over a property deal in northeastern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150203/italian-historian-shot-dead-in-new-york Tue, 03 Feb 2015 10:08:00 +0100 italian-historian-shot-dead-in-new-york Italy's parliament meets on Thursday to begin selecting a new president with the race apparently wide open and much at stake for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who is keen on having a friendly figure installed as head of state. https://www.thelocal.it/20150129/italy-launches-search-for-a-new-president Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:26:00 +0100 italy-launches-search-for-a-new-president Italy's Senate on Wednesday adopted the framework of a new electoral law aimed at ending the country's chronic political instability thanks to a deal between Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Silvio Berlusconi. https://www.thelocal.it/20150121/italy-senate-adopts-electoral-law-framework Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:43:00 +0100 italy-senate-adopts-electoral-law-framework Fiat-Chrysler said on Monday it will add over 1,000 new jobs at its Melfi plant in southern Italy, boosting hopes for the revival of car manufacturers in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20150112/fiat-to-create-over-1000-new-jobs-at-italy-plant Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:46:00 +0100 fiat-to-create-over-1000-new-jobs-at-italy-plant