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's "excessive and inappropriate prescription of antibiotics" is contributing to antibiotic resistance and affecting patient safety in hospitals, a new OECD report warns. https://www.thelocal.it/20191108/italian-dcotors-warned-to-stop-overprescribing-antibiotics Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:56:34 +0100 italian-dcotors-warned-to-stop-overprescribing-antibiotics There is a high level of insecurity in the Italian jobs market, the OECD said in a report which ranked Italy as the fourth most insecure place to work out of the 35 countries included. https://www.thelocal.it/20180704/insecurity-high-in-italian-labour-market-oecd-repor Wed, 04 Jul 2018 18:50:06 +0200 insecurity-high-in-italian-labour-market-oecd-repor Italy needs to step up reforms if it is to make a full recovery from an economic crisis that caused poverty and inequality to surge while investment collapsed, the OECD said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170216/sustained-reforms-are-needed-in-italy-oecd-warns Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:40:32 +0100 sustained-reforms-are-needed-in-italy-oecd-warns Italian schoolchildren lag behind their peers in key skills, despite spending more time on their studies, global school rankings by the OECD revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20161207/italians-study-more-than-their-peers-but-do-worse-at-school-pisa-global-education-rankings Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:31:13 +0100 italians-study-more-than-their-peers-but-do-worse-at-school-pisa-global-education-rankings Growth momentum is strengthening in the eurozone, data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released on Thursday showed, particulary in Italy and France. https://www.thelocal.it/20150409/italys-economy-gathering-pace-oecd Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:03:43 +0200 italys-economy-gathering-pace-oecd The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is feeling more upbeat about Italy’s economic prospects, going so far as to revise its growth forecasts for 2015 and 2016. https://www.thelocal.it/20150318/oecd-upbeat-about-italys-economic-prospects Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:54:01 +0100 oecd-upbeat-about-italys-economic-prospects Italy’s ambitious reforms should enable its economy to grow by six percent over the next ten years, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). https://www.thelocal.it/20150220/italys-reforms-will-revive-economy-oecd Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:10:00 +0100 italys-reforms-will-revive-economy-oecd Italy’s tax burden is higher than that of Norway, although it decreased slightly last year, a new OECD report has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20141210/italy-tax-burden-higher-than-norway-oecd Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:40:00 +0100 italy-tax-burden-higher-than-norway-oecd Italy spends more than any other OECD country on pensions, while overall the government is the fifth-biggest social spender in terms of GDP, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.it/20141125/italy-among-the-oecd-biggest-spenders-on-pensions Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:02:00 +0100 italy-among-the-oecd-biggest-spenders-on-pensions Want to know which Italian region has the best and worst healthcare? Or the highest and lowest incomes? And what about housing quality? Read on to discover the best (and worst) that Italy's regions have to offer. https://www.thelocal.it/20141016/wheres-the-best-place-to-live-in-italy Thu, 16 Oct 2014 17:15:00 +0200 wheres-the-best-place-to-live-in-italy Increasing numbers of Italians are completing further education but academic achievement in Italy still lags far behind many other countries, a new education report from the OECD has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20140909/italy-lags-behind-in-education-oecd-report Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:10:00 +0200 italy-lags-behind-in-education-oecd-report Italian teens are woefully under-prepared when it comes to handling money matters, according to an OECD report released on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140709/italian-teens-cant-handle-money-report Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:38:00 +0200 italian-teens-cant-handle-money-report Italy has been told to step up its efforts to help integrate immigrants, many of whom “are among the working poor”, while children of immigrants must also be better integrated. https://www.thelocal.it/20140708/italys-immigrants-are-among-the-working-poor-oecd Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:53:00 +0200 italys-immigrants-are-among-the-working-poor-oecd Health and education are improving in every Italian region, despite income in recent years falling across the country, according to figures released on Tuesday by the OECD. https://www.thelocal.it/20140624/italians-are-poorer-but-healthier-oecd Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:56:00 +0200 italians-are-poorer-but-healthier-oecd Italian pupils might still fall slightly behind the OECD average when it comes to maths grades, but they have made "the most rapid progress" since 2003 compared to their counterparts, according to the latest global education ranking by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). https://www.thelocal.it/20131203/italian-pupils-make-rapid-progress-in-maths Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:15:00 +0100 italian-pupils-make-rapid-progress-in-maths Millions of Italians in short-term jobs or those with sporadic contracts that offer few benefits could end up in poverty in old age, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131126/italys-temporary-workers-risk-poverty-in-old-age Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:01:00 +0100 italys-temporary-workers-risk-poverty-in-old-age Italians have the lowest literacy rate of 23 countries, according to an OECD report. The Local invites you to see if you can do any better by taking the test. https://www.thelocal.it/20131011/take-the-test-italians-flunked Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:37:00 +0200 take-the-test-italians-flunked Italy continues to be mired in economic woes, with a shrinking and uncompetitive economy, according to two reports released this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20130904/italys-crisis-laid-bare-by-dire-global-rankings Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:16:00 +0200 italys-crisis-laid-bare-by-dire-global-rankings An analyst at the OECD told The Local on Friday that Italy’s legal system is in a “critical situation”, as a report by the organization shows that it takes an average of more than 1,000 days for a case to go through the country's highest court. https://www.thelocal.it/20130621/italys-judicial-system-in-critical-situation-oecd Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:04:00 +0200 italys-judicial-system-in-critical-situation-oecd Immigration levels in Italy were 44 percent lower in 2011 than in 2007, a study from the OECD shows. The number of foreign residents living in Italy, however, remain high. https://www.thelocal.it/20130614/immigration-to-italy-still-high-despite-decrease Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:11:00 +0200 immigration-to-italy-still-high-despite-decrease