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 A new edition to Venice's fleet of vaporetti (public waterbuses) aims to tackle pollution in the canal-lined city by running entirely on electricity. https://www.thelocal.it/20161215/venice-just-got-its-first-electric-waterbus Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:37:50 +0100 venice-just-got-its-first-electric-waterbus Italians might be enjoying the popularity of Pope Francis, who was named the world’s most popular leader in a poll just a few days ago, but that doesn’t mean to say they practise his religion. https://www.thelocal.it/20160330/the-popes-still-catholic-but-half-of-italians-arent Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:25:21 +0200 the-popes-still-catholic-but-half-of-italians-arent Italy will launch a massive online effort to gauge its people's viewpoints on the European Union as part of an effort to bind the 28-nation bloc tighter, a parliamentary leader announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160209/italy-to-ask-citizens-views-amid-eu-challenge Tue, 09 Feb 2016 17:31:12 +0100 italy-to-ask-citizens-views-amid-eu-challenge It is a topic which has bitterly divided Church leaders reviewing family teachings at the Vatican, but a new poll published on Tuesday showed practising Catholics in Italy strongly support communion for remarried divorced people. https://www.thelocal.it/20151006/italys-catholics-support-divorce-communion Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:42:43 +0200 italys-catholics-support-divorce-communion Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's replacement as mayor of Florence is the country's most loved city leader, gaining popularity since coming to power, an annual survey has shown. https://www.thelocal.it/20150421/italys-most-loved-city-mayor-sits-in-florence Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:12:15 +0200 italys-most-loved-city-mayor-sits-in-florence More than half the number of Italians polled about the European Union said they disapproved of the job performance of those leading the economic bloc. https://www.thelocal.it/20150303/most-italians-unhappy-with-eu-leadership Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:18:00 +0100 most-italians-unhappy-with-eu-leadership Italians are more worried about unemployment, political corruption and tax than terrorism, a new poll has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/italians-more-worried-about-jobs-than-terrorists Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:27:00 +0100 italians-more-worried-about-jobs-than-terrorists More than one third of Italians - including many in the once-hostile south - are ready to vote for the anti-EU, anti-immigration Northern League, a poll showed on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141222/third-of-italians-back-anti-immigrant-party Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:55:00 +0100 third-of-italians-back-anti-immigrant-party Over a quarter of Italians have either cancelled or changed their summer holidays plans, following weeks of bad weather, a new poll has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20140804/italians-ditch-holidays-over-summer-storms Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:10:00 +0200 italians-ditch-holidays-over-summer-storms When even their former prime minister is caught having raunchy "bunga bunga" parties, it is perhaps unsurprising to find the hot-blooded Italians topping a poll for infidelity. https://www.thelocal.it/20140227/italian-love-rats-top-european-infidelity-poll Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:40:00 +0100 italian-love-rats-top-european-infidelity-poll Over a quarter of Italians would like their country to be more like Germany, while some would prefer Italy to resemble Cuba or China, a poll this week has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20140129/27-percent-of-italians-want-to-be-more-german Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:58:00 +0100 27-percent-of-italians-want-to-be-more-german Students are prostituting themselves to classmates in 14.4 percent of Italian high schools, a new survey has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20131112/sex-sold-in-14-percent-of-italian-schools-survey Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:54:00 +0100 sex-sold-in-14-percent-of-italian-schools-survey A fifth of Italians want to scrap the euro currency and return to the days of the lira, a new poll has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20131108/fifth-of-italians-want-the-lira-back Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:37:00 +0100 fifth-of-italians-want-the-lira-back More than a fifth of Italians think that having a black minister is wrong, according to a poll released this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20131011/fifth-of-italians-against-having-black-minister Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0200 fifth-of-italians-against-having-black-minister Silvio Berlusconi has been rated the most overrated politician in Italy, in a poll carried out by state broadcaster Rai. https://www.thelocal.it/20130925/berlusconi-is-italys-most-overrated-politician Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:40:00 +0200 berlusconi-is-italys-most-overrated-politician A poll released on Monday shows that Italians have mixed reactions to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but are even more out of touch with how EU leaders are dealing with the economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20130625/italians-divided-over-merkel-poll-shows Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:26:00 +0200 italians-divided-over-merkel-poll-shows