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 PM shrugs off criticism over 'lack of strategy' Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi admitted on Wednesday that EU funding to Italy has been misspent but shrugged off criticism from the economic bloc that Italy is “a country without strategy”. https://www.thelocal.it/20140814/pm-shrugs-off-eu-criticism-over-lack-of-strategy Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:20:00 +0200 pm-shrugs-off-eu-criticism-over-lack-of-strategy Swiss-EU relations discussed in Rome Switzerland’s relationship with the EU was on the agenda when Swiss President Didier Burkhalter met Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi during an official visit to Rome on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140730/swiss-eu-relations-on-discussion-table-in-rome Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:48:00 +0200 swiss-eu-relations-on-discussion-table-in-rome