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 coronavirus pandemic has seen many British nationals resident in the EU return to the UK, but those 'waiting out' Covid-19 back in Britain could lose their rights to live in their host country. Here's what you need to know to make sure you keep your EU residency status. https://www.thelocal.it/20210318/how-long-can-brits-stay-in-the-uk-without-losing-their-eu-residency Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:01:54 +0100 how-long-can-brits-stay-in-the-uk-without-losing-their-eu-residency Italian identity cards will no longer refer to children's parents as "mother" and "father" but use gender neutral terms for parents, the government announced in a move welcomed by civil rights campaigners on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210115/mum-and-dad-references-to-be-removed-from-italian-kids-id-cards Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:36:14 +0100 mum-and-dad-references-to-be-removed-from-italian-kids-id-cards A right-wing government minister known for his hardline Catholic views was named Italy's new minister for European Affairs on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190710/hardline-salvini-ally-takes-eu-post Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:11:08 +0200 hardline-salvini-ally-takes-eu-post Couples who seek surrogacy abroad won't be able to register themselves as co-parents to their children in Italy, the country's highest court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20190509/italy-wont-recognize-gay-couples-as-dads-to-surrogate-babies-top-court Thu, 09 May 2019 13:59:42 +0200 italy-wont-recognize-gay-couples-as-dads-to-surrogate-babies-top-court The northern city of Reggio Emilia plans to introduce Italy's most progressive policies to date to accommodate transgender and intersex people, including offering gender-neutral bathrooms and adding a third gender option on official forms. https://www.thelocal.it/20190423/reggio-emilia-becomes-first-city-in-italy-to-offer-gender-neutral-toilets Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:25:07 +0200 reggio-emilia-becomes-first-city-in-italy-to-offer-gender-neutral-toilets The World Congress of Families, an anti-gay and reproductive rights conference organized by a designated hate group, opened in the northern Italian city of Verona on Friday amid tight security. https://www.thelocal.it/20190329/world-congress-of-families-verona-anti-lgbt-anti-abortion-congress-italy Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:07:58 +0100 world-congress-of-families-verona-anti-lgbt-anti-abortion-congress-italy The Italian senate on Thursday signed into law a widened definition of legitimate self-defence, in line with a manifesto promise by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. https://www.thelocal.it/20190328/italy-self-defence-law Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:18:01 +0100 italy-self-defence-law The EU says it won't negotiate "mini deals" and the "contemptuous" UK government doesn't seem interested in actively pursuing the Costa Amendment. But legal experts say ring-fencing the rights of Britons in the EU is achievable if it was just made a priority. https://www.thelocal.it/20190308/pan-european-treaty-to-ring-fence-rights-it-is-legally-possible Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:27:40 +0100 pan-european-treaty-to-ring-fence-rights-it-is-legally-possible Italy's Data Protection Authority has advised against a reform proposed by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini that would replace the word 'parents' with 'mother and father' on children's national ID cards. https://www.thelocal.it/20181116/data-protection-matteo-salvini-mother-and-father-on-childrens-id-cards Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:28:37 +0100 data-protection-matteo-salvini-mother-and-father-on-childrens-id-cards Verona's town council voted to declare the northern Italian city officially "pro-life", prompting outcry from campaigners for reproductive rights. https://www.thelocal.it/20181005/verona-pro-life-city-italy-abortion-law Fri, 05 Oct 2018 21:44:17 +0200 verona-pro-life-city-italy-abortion-law Italians who marry their same-sex partner abroad cannot have their marriage recognized at home, Italy's top court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20180515/same-sex-marriages-performed-abroad-wont-be-recognized-in-italy Tue, 15 May 2018 13:20:50 +0200 same-sex-marriages-performed-abroad-wont-be-recognized-in-italy Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said the government is still committed to a bill that would grant citizenship rights to children born to migrant parents. https://www.thelocal.it/20170915/italy-still-committed-to-bill-on-citizenship-rights-for-migrant-children Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:45:28 +0200 italy-still-committed-to-bill-on-citizenship-rights-for-migrant-children The Council of Europe has called on Italy to take urgent action in making torture and degrading treatment domestic crimes. https://www.thelocal.it/20170314/make-torture-a-crime-council-of-europe-tells-italy Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:14:37 +0100 make-torture-a-crime-council-of-europe-tells-italy Thousands of women across Italy went on strike on Wednesday as part of the global Day Without Women. The Local spoke to the organizers of the protest and one of the women taking part, to find out what the motivations and goals of the national protest are. https://www.thelocal.it/20170308/why-were-on-strike-today-italian-women-speak-out Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:47:17 +0100 why-were-on-strike-today-italian-women-speak-out "Come home, then". This was a comment I received on Twitter a few nights ago in response to a point I had made about the situation of expats in the era of Brexit. Although curt, this comment was nothing like as rude as others that we 'remainers' have been subject to in recent months. https://www.thelocal.it/20170224/stop-telling-expat-remain-voters-to-come-home-its-not-that-simple Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:09:53 +0100 stop-telling-expat-remain-voters-to-come-home-its-not-that-simple When the Italian government finally voted in a bill approving civil unions back in May, it was hailed as a historic achievement. https://www.thelocal.it/20160913/italians-who-get-a-civil-union-face-bureacratic-woe Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:26:19 +0200 italians-who-get-a-civil-union-face-bureacratic-woe Italy's long-awaited, much-disputed law allowing gay civil unions took effect Friday after it was published in an official journal, as couples start applying for legal recognition of their same-sex relationships. https://www.thelocal.it/20160729/gay-civil-unions-finally-become-a-reality-in-italy Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:43:45 +0200 gay-civil-unions-finally-become-a-reality-in-italy Italy has been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for its refusal to grant a residency permit on family grounds to a New Zealand citizen who wanted to come and live with his Italian partner. https://www.thelocal.it/20160701/italy-must-pay-gay-couple-20000-for-discrimination-right-to-family-life Fri, 01 Jul 2016 12:32:55 +0200 italy-must-pay-gay-couple-20000-for-discrimination-right-to-family-life Italy's top court on Tuesday upheld a ruling granting permission for a Roman woman to adopt her female partner's seven-year-old daughter. https://www.thelocal.it/20160622/italys-top-court-lets-gay-woman-adopt-partners-child Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:57:27 +0200 italys-top-court-lets-gay-woman-adopt-partners-child Italy’s top court has ruled that a professor who killed two rabbits as part of a biology lesson must be sacked. https://www.thelocal.it/20160607/teacher-must-be-sacked-for-killing-two-rabbits-in-class-italys-top-court Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:13:27 +0200 teacher-must-be-sacked-for-killing-two-rabbits-in-class-italys-top-court