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 Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind hoax bomb threats sent to thousands of Italian schools this week, after similar emails targeted flights across Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20261112/what-we-know-about-hoax-bomb-threats-hitting-italian-schools-and-flights Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:46:21 +0100 what-we-know-about-hoax-bomb-threats-hitting-italian-schools-and-flights As fast food giants continue their expansion across Italy, government ministers and local councillors said the arrival of KFC in the Unesco-listed Dolomites was a step too far. https://www.thelocal.it/20261110/kfc-heads-for-italys-dolomites-ski-slopes-despite-backlash Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:47:18 +0100 kfc-heads-for-italys-dolomites-ski-slopes-despite-backlash Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday he was being targeted by "cybercriminals" who were sharing his personal data online because of Italy's support for Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20261107/hackers-target-italy-foreign-minister Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:44:41 +0100 hackers-target-italy-foreign-minister With young Italians facing worse prospects than their parents and overcrowded and run-down classrooms, Italy’s youth protests have been a long time coming. https://www.thelocal.it/20261103/why-did-it-take-so-long-whats-behind-italys-wave-of-student-protests Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:33:53 +0100 why-did-it-take-so-long-whats-behind-italys-wave-of-student-protests Leaders of the EU and the UK will meet for a crucial summit in November with a move towards closer cooperation on the table. But how much will be achieved given the differences and disagreements that exist? https://www.thelocal.it/20261031/a-lot-of-arguing-to-be-done-whats-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-eu-uk-summit Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:36:08 +0100 a-lot-of-arguing-to-be-done-whats-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-eu-uk-summit Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday slammed as "shameful" the decision by a judge to dismiss accusations against a campaigner arrested on terrorism charges for allegedly seeking to organise violent protests. https://www.thelocal.it/20261028/italian-pm-slams-shameful-release-of-alleged-protest-organiser Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:42:18 +0100 italian-pm-slams-shameful-release-of-alleged-protest-organiser In a show of strength described by lawyers as 'myopic', Italy has approved tough new security measures aimed at containing the wave of protests sweeping the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20261027/a-new-crime-is-born-how-italy-is-cracking-down-on-protests Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:45:32 +0100 a-new-crime-is-born-how-italy-is-cracking-down-on-protests From blockaded schools in Rome to tent camps in Madrid and street protests in France, young people across Europe are turning their anger on a political class they say is not listening. https://www.thelocal.it/20261023/generational-rage-how-young-europeans-are-fighting-to-be-heard Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:41:40 +0200 generational-rage-how-young-europeans-are-fighting-to-be-heard Italy and Spain have formally agreed to end reciprocal border checks introduced following a spat over migration, Italy’s interior ministry said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20261022/italy-and-spain-lift-border-checks-in-place-since-summer Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:53:27 +0200 italy-and-spain-lift-border-checks-in-place-since-summer Italy's government is to deploy soldiers to Milan and make it easier to detain minors after a weekend of looting, but violence from a small minority at protests is not new. So who was behind it, and where is the unrest coming from? https://www.thelocal.it/20261020/analysis-whats-behind-the-violence-in-italys-cities Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:27:58 +0200 analysis-whats-behind-the-violence-in-italys-cities MPs on Monday began debating a bill that would make it easier for naturalised Italians or those who acquired Italian citizenship to lose their rights, while making it harder to qualify in the first place. https://www.thelocal.it/20261019/how-italy-could-make-citizenship-harder-to-get-and-easier-to-lose Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:23:24 +0200 how-italy-could-make-citizenship-harder-to-get-and-easier-to-lose Italy and Spain agreed to remove tit-for-tat border checks introduced following a spat over migration after talks between the two countries' leaders, diplomatic and government sources said Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20261016/italy-and-spain-agree-to-remove-border-checks Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:33:45 +0200 italy-and-spain-agree-to-remove-border-checks Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump's deal to buy Russian diesel was "very risky", arguing that it could end up "legitimising Moscow". https://www.thelocal.it/20261014/meloni-calls-trump-deal-on-russian-diesel-very-risky Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:45:43 +0200 meloni-calls-trump-deal-on-russian-diesel-very-risky Italy's parliament gave final approval to Giorgia Meloni's electoral reform on Thursday. With a general election due next year, what will change for voters at home and abroad? https://www.thelocal.it/20261008/how-italys-new-electoral-law-will-change-the-next-election Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:53:30 +0200 how-italys-new-electoral-law-will-change-the-next-election Italian MPs on Thursday approved a reform of the country’s electoral law that opposition parties say Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is pushing through to boost its chances of re-election next year. https://www.thelocal.it/20261008/latest-italy-approves-new-electoral-law-ahead-of-2027-vote Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:04:28 +0200 latest-italy-approves-new-electoral-law-ahead-of-2027-vote Italian politicians warn that the country's rental crisis is "not far behind Spain's", as new figures show millions are struggling to keep up with rent or are being forced into shared housing. https://www.thelocal.it/20261006/rising-rents-push-italys-housing-crisis-onto-the-budget-agenda Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:35:02 +0200 rising-rents-push-italys-housing-crisis-onto-the-budget-agenda Italy’s opposition MPs on Tuesday condemned Giorgia Meloni’s efforts to force through an overhaul of the voting system which critics say could hand prime ministers more power. https://www.thelocal.it/20261006/intolerable-decision-opposition-slams-melonis-plan-to-push-through-electoral-reforms Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:31:59 +0200 intolerable-decision-opposition-slams-melonis-plan-to-push-through-electoral-reforms With an overhaul of Italy's electoral system soon set to become law, analysts say one likely outcome is a 'drastic' reduction in the number of women in parliament. https://www.thelocal.it/20260929/how-italys-new-voting-law-could-slash-number-of-women-mps Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:27:00 +0200 how-italys-new-voting-law-could-slash-number-of-women-mps After recent regional election breakthroughs by the Alternative for Germany (AfD), here is an overview of radical, nationalist and far- and hard-right parties' positions across Europe in recent years. https://www.thelocal.it/20260926/breakthroughs-for-the-radical-and-far-right-in-europe Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:11:29 +0200 breakthroughs-for-the-radical-and-far-right-in-europe The airport changed its name in a ceremony on Friday to honour scandal-plagued former prime minister and billionaire Silvio Berlusconi, in a move criticised by local and national politicians. https://www.thelocal.it/20260925/milans-malpensa-airport-officially-named-after-berlusconi Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:58:45 +0200 milans-malpensa-airport-officially-named-after-berlusconi