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 Chinese artist Ai WeiWei has drawn attention to Italy's refugee crisis in a new exhibition which opens in Florence on September 23rd. https://www.thelocal.it/20160922/ai-weiweis-new-italy-exhibition-tackles-migrant-crisis Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:29:07 +0200 ai-weiweis-new-italy-exhibition-tackles-migrant-crisis Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday that a British exit from the EU would be more harmful to Britons than the 28-nation bloc. https://www.thelocal.it/20160617/brexit-would-be-a-bigger-problem-for-britain-than-the-eu-renzi Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:21:29 +0200 brexit-would-be-a-bigger-problem-for-britain-than-the-eu-renzi Prosecutors in Sicily are seeking a 10-year prison term for a priest who allegedly extorted sex from asylum seekers in return for helping them to obtain residency permits. https://www.thelocal.it/20151020/italian-priest-preyed-on-asylum-seekers-for-sex Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:38:26 +0200 italian-priest-preyed-on-asylum-seekers-for-sex Matteo Renzi's Twitter hashtag summed it up: #ciaovacanze (#byebyeholidays). https://www.thelocal.it/20140828/renzi-seeks-to-revive-italys-stagnant-economy-with-reforms Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:32:00 +0200 renzi-seeks-to-revive-italys-stagnant-economy-with-reforms