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 The Swiss ambassador to Rome has been hauled in front of Italy’s foreign affairs minister to explain Switzerland’s frosty stance towards Italian nationals working over the border, Swiss and Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150729/italy-angered-by-swiss-stance-on-italian-workers Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:07:43 +0200 italy-angered-by-swiss-stance-on-italian-workers EU ministers failed to agree on Monday on how to redistribute a total of 40,000 mostly Syrian and Eritrean migrants from overstretched Italy and Greece. https://www.thelocal.it/20150721/eu-fails-to-agree-on-migrant-targets Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:18:05 +0200 eu-fails-to-agree-on-migrant-targets The EU this week outlined plans to resettle and relocate refugees, but one expert taking a closer look at the proposals argues they put the rights of migrants and asylum seekers at risk. https://www.thelocal.it/20150529/eus-refugee-plans-need-a-reality-check Fri, 29 May 2015 11:24:28 +0200 eus-refugee-plans-need-a-reality-check The EU on Wednesday announced plans to relocate 24,000 refugees from Italy to other European countries, part of wider plans to ease the migration burden currently weighing heavily on Mediterranean countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20150527/relocate-24000-refugees-from-italy-eu Wed, 27 May 2015 15:37:34 +0200 relocate-24000-refugees-from-italy-eu Some Italian farmers fear the removal of EU milk quotas could price them out of the market. https://www.thelocal.it/20150331/italian-farmers-fear-end-of-eu-milk-quotas Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:24:48 +0200 italian-farmers-fear-end-of-eu-milk-quotas