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 Italian 'populist school' vows to fight eviction from monastery The mastermind behind a would-be "gladiator school" for populists set up in a 13th-century Italian monastery vowed Saturday to fight Italy's culture ministry in court over attempts to evict it. https://www.thelocal.it/20190601/italian-populist-school-vows-to-fight-eviction-from-monastery Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:03:30 +0200 italian-populist-school-vows-to-fight-eviction-from-monastery Italy's Di Maio defends French 'yellow vests' visit as ties fray Italy's deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio defended his unannounced visit with anti-government protesters in France, which has sparked the biggest crisis between France and Italy since the end of World War II. https://www.thelocal.it/20190208/italys-di-maio-defends-french-yellow-vests-visit-as-ties-fray Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:59:00 +0100 italys-di-maio-defends-french-yellow-vests-visit-as-ties-fray 'Unacceptable': France slams Italian leader's meeting with 'yellow vests' The French foreign ministry on Wednesday denounced as "unacceptable" a meeting between Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and France's "yellow vest" anti-government protesters. https://www.thelocal.it/20190206/unacceptable-france-slams-italian-leaders-meeting-with-yellow-vests Wed, 06 Feb 2019 20:01:25 +0100 unacceptable-france-slams-italian-leaders-meeting-with-yellow-vests Italy's Salvini hopes France will get rid of 'terrible' Macron As the French government finds itself in a precarious situation, Italy’s populists continue to stick the boot in. https://www.thelocal.it/20190123/italys-salvini-hopes-france-will-get-rid-of-terrible-macron Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:33:43 +0100 italys-salvini-hopes-france-will-get-rid-of-terrible-macron Italy left in limbo after populist surge in election A surge for populist and far-right parties in Italy's general election left the country in political deadlock on Monday with a hung parliament likely after a campaign dominated by anger against immigration. https://www.thelocal.it/20180305/italy-limbo-populist-far-right-surge-election-m5s-league Mon, 05 Mar 2018 08:44:52 +0100 italy-limbo-populist-far-right-surge-election-m5s-league Kyenge warns against spreading populism Italy's first black minister Cecile Kyenge, who has been deluged with racist slurs since her appointment in April, urged Europe's leaders on Wednesday not to spread populism or use it to win votes. https://www.thelocal.it/20131205/kyenge-warns-leaders-against-spreading-populism Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:46:00 +0100 kyenge-warns-leaders-against-spreading-populism