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 Former Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni was nominated on Tuesday for the key role of European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, where he will oversee public spending in member states, most notably in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20190910/eu-top-budget-job-offered-to-rule-breaking-italy Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:20:56 +0200 eu-top-budget-job-offered-to-rule-breaking-italy Unflashy Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni has conquered the centre ground so coveted by former premier Matteo Renzi, becoming more popular than the anti-immigrant firebrands dominating the headlines in the general election campaign -- and even his old boss. https://www.thelocal.it/20180301/who-is-paolo-gentilloni-the-steady-hand-of-italian-politics Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:05:32 +0100 who-is-paolo-gentilloni-the-steady-hand-of-italian-politics Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s centre-left prime minister, said his party would not consider governing alongside Silvio Berlusconi’s alliance of centrists and the far-right after a general election in March. https://www.thelocal.it/20180124/italy-prime-minister-paulo-gentiloni-grand-coalition-silvio-berlusconi Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:53:05 +0100 italy-prime-minister-paulo-gentiloni-grand-coalition-silvio-berlusconi The year 2017 marked what Italian authorities hope was a turning point in the nation's struggle to manage a chaotic and deadly rush of migrants to its shores. https://www.thelocal.it/20171231/historic-turning-point-in-italys-migrant-crisis Sun, 31 Dec 2017 09:42:06 +0100 historic-turning-point-in-italys-migrant-crisis Italy will be sending 470 soldiers to Niger to help the west African nation stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171228/italy-to-send-almost-500-troops-to-niger-to-stem-migrant-flow-pm Thu, 28 Dec 2017 14:46:06 +0100 italy-to-send-almost-500-troops-to-niger-to-stem-migrant-flow-pm Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Wednesday called for asylum regulations to be standardized across Europe, saying immigration was one of the biggest challenges facing the continent and a major concern of EU citizens. https://www.thelocal.it/20170928/eu-must-standardize-asylum-regulations-says-italy-pm-gentiloni Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:32:00 +0200 eu-must-standardize-asylum-regulations-says-italy-pm-gentiloni Italy and Greece on Thursday gave a guarded response to EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's call for a Euro-wide finance minister, saying there was little point in creating the job just for the sake of it. https://www.thelocal.it/20170915/italy-greece-guarded-on-junckers-finance-minister-plan Fri, 15 Sep 2017 11:31:58 +0200 italy-greece-guarded-on-junckers-finance-minister-plan Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni joined other world leaders on Thursday in criticizing US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement. https://www.thelocal.it/20170602/a-backwards-step-italy-criticizes-trumps-decision-to-quit-paris-climate-agreement Fri, 02 Jun 2017 10:47:42 +0200 a-backwards-step-italy-criticizes-trumps-decision-to-quit-paris-climate-agreement Italy on Tuesday backed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's call for Europe to be a stronger player on the world stage in the era of Donald Trump and Brexit. https://www.thelocal.it/20170531/italys-pm-backs-merkels-call-for-a-stronger-europe-to-cope-with-the-trump-led-us Wed, 31 May 2017 10:52:36 +0200 italys-pm-backs-merkels-call-for-a-stronger-europe-to-cope-with-the-trump-led-us Leaders of the world's major industrialized nations met on Friday in a Sicilian hilltop town for what has been called "the toughest G7 in years". https://www.thelocal.it/20170526/in-pictures-world-leaders-meet-in-sicily-for-g7-conference Fri, 26 May 2017 16:05:14 +0200 in-pictures-world-leaders-meet-in-sicily-for-g7-conference Italy's centre-left politicians breathed a sigh of relief at Emmanuel Macron's decisive victory in the French presidential elections on Sunday, hailing it a win for Europe. The country's opposition parties meanwhile were more reticent. https://www.thelocal.it/20170508/french-elections-how-italys-politicians-greeted-macron-win Mon, 08 May 2017 12:39:45 +0200 french-elections-how-italys-politicians-greeted-macron-win Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday hailed NGOs striving to rescue migrants off the coast of Libya, shrugging off a prosecutor's claim that some groups are colluding with people traffickers. https://www.thelocal.it/20170505/italys-pm-hails-migrant-rescuers-amid-probe-into-trafficking-links Fri, 05 May 2017 10:50:58 +0200 italys-pm-hails-migrant-rescuers-amid-probe-into-trafficking-links Italy's centre-left government said on Wednesday Alitalia would be sold to the "highest bidder", again ruling out a state rescue as fears mounted that the troubled airline is plummeting towards bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170426/no-state-rescue-on-the-cards-for-alitalia Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:45:48 +0200 no-state-rescue-on-the-cards-for-alitalia US President Donald Trump told Italy's Paolo Gentiloni that the country must "pay up" for NATO during the leaders' private meeting last week, according to an interview transcript released on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170425/trump-italy-will-pay-up-for-nato Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:29:50 +0200 trump-italy-will-pay-up-for-nato Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni spoke about terrorism, North Korea, and the Pope during a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday - the first time the two leaders have met. https://www.thelocal.it/20170421/trump-says-italy-is-a-key-partner-against-terror Fri, 21 Apr 2017 12:32:11 +0200 trump-says-italy-is-a-key-partner-against-terror Italy's debt-burdened government approved a package of economic reforms on Tuesday designed to cut 3.4 billion euros from its deficit this year, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said, following pressure from Brussels. https://www.thelocal.it/20170412/italy-gives-go-ahead-to-3-4-billion-budget-slashing-plan Wed, 12 Apr 2017 10:53:41 +0200 italy-gives-go-ahead-to-3-4-billion-budget-slashing-plan Italy's unemployment rate saw a slight drop in February, with a particularly significant fall in the number of jobless young people, which hit its lowest level since 2012. https://www.thelocal.it/20170403/italys-youth-unemployment-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-in-five-years Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:52:57 +0200 italys-youth-unemployment-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-in-five-years The heads of continental Europe's biggest economies, in a joint view of the European Union's future at a troubled time, on Monday endorsed the idea of a "multi-speed" EU in which some members could deepen their integration faster than others. https://www.thelocal.it/20170307/eus-big-four-propose-a-multi-speed-europe Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:29:01 +0100 eus-big-four-propose-a-multi-speed-europe Who is the richest member of the Italian cabinet? And which politician earned five times less than they did last year? Now we know. https://www.thelocal.it/20170306/heres-how-much-italys-top-politicians-earned-last-year Mon, 06 Mar 2017 11:25:42 +0100 heres-how-much-italys-top-politicians-earned-last-year The heads of continental Europe's biggest economies meet in the gilded splendour of the Palace of Versailles on Monday, seeking ways of strengthening an EU facing Britain's exit and mounting populism. https://www.thelocal.it/20170306/italy-pm-meets-key-eu-leaders-to-discuss-the-future-of-the-bloc Mon, 06 Mar 2017 10:12:00 +0100 italy-pm-meets-key-eu-leaders-to-discuss-the-future-of-the-bloc