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 Italy nabs criminal gang responsible for cheese and wine heists In the early hours of Monday morning, police in northern Italy dismantled a criminal ring dedicated to food thefts. https://www.thelocal.it/20170321/italy-dismantles-crime-ring-of-food-thieves Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:27:39 +0100 italy-dismantles-crime-ring-of-food-thieves Italian cheese gang rob €785k of parmesan Italian police have caught a gang accused of stealing parmesan wheels worth €785,000, in robberies that went on for more than a year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150925/italian-cheese-gang-rob-785k-of-parmesan Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:24:42 +0200 italian-cheese-gang-rob-785k-of-parmesan EU to aid parmesan hit by Russian ban The European Commission has announced an aid package to help cheesemakers hit by Russia’s embargo on food imports, a move greeted with “satisfaction” by Italy’s parmesan consortium. https://www.thelocal.it/20140829/eu-aid-for-parmesan-hit-by-russian-ban Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:58:00 +0200 eu-aid-for-parmesan-hit-by-russian-ban