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 Fashion house Michael Kors announced on Tuesday it had agreed to buy Italian luxury giant Versace, signalling an intention to move deeper into the international big league after snapping up shoemaker to the stars Jimmy Choo last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20180925/michael-kors-bags-versace-for-21-bn Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:20:00 +0200 michael-kors-bags-versace-for-21-bn A medieval castle, "complete with ghost and hidden treasure", is up for sale in Italy and will set you back half the price of a four-bedroom home London. https://www.thelocal.it/20160804/this-haunted-italian-castle-could-be-yours-for-600k Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:41:52 +0200 this-haunted-italian-castle-could-be-yours-for-600k Johnny Depp has put his luxurious 17th century property overlooking Venice's Grand Canal on the market, according to reports in the Italian media. https://www.thelocal.it/20160713/johnny-depp-to-sell-venetian-palace-for-98-million-reports Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:00:47 +0200 johnny-depp-to-sell-venetian-palace-for-98-million-reports AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has played down claims of an impending crisis following a shareholders meeting at which the struggling Serie A giants came under attack amid reports of nearly €90 million euros in losses for 2015. https://www.thelocal.it/20160429/milan-play-down-crisis-as-shareholders-rage Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:07:52 +0200 milan-play-down-crisis-as-shareholders-rage Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol has been given an extra month to decide whether he wants to go ahead with the purchase of a 48 percent stake in Italian giants AC Milan, the agency Agi reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151001/taechaubol-given-one-month-to-complete-milan-deal Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:30:28 +0200 taechaubol-given-one-month-to-complete-milan-deal How about a Uefa cup for your living room table? Or perhaps the Coppa Italia in your bathroom? Football fans now have the opportunity to get their hands on a slice of sporting history as debt-ridden Parma FC sells off all its assets - including trophies. https://www.thelocal.it/20150814/failed-fc-parma-auction-off-silverware Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:42:06 +0200 failed-fc-parma-auction-off-silverware Italy's billionaire former leader Silvio Berlusconi may sell his lavish Mediterranean villa, made famous by lurid photos of cavorting guests, to the Saudi royal family, Italian news reports said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150811/berlusconi-may-sell-party-villa-to-saudi-royals Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:50:37 +0200 berlusconi-may-sell-party-villa-to-saudi-royals The sale of an island in the Venetian lagoon is mostly attracting interest from Russian buyers, although whoever ends up buying the 16th century Ottagonali Alberoni will live next door to what is known as the most haunted place in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150610/russians-show-most-interest-in-venetian-island Wed, 10 Jun 2015 10:00:53 +0200 russians-show-most-interest-in-venetian-island AC Milan owner and president Silvio Berlusconi has admitted he has no "desire" or "need" to sell the fallen Serie A giants despite recent reports claiming the club would soon be in Asian hands. https://www.thelocal.it/20150518/berlusconi-cools-ac-milan-takeover-talk Mon, 18 May 2015 10:27:07 +0200 berlusconi-cools-ac-milan-takeover-talk AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has signed a preliminary agreement to sell 30 percent of the club to Bee Taechaubol following a meeting between the Italian media magnate and the Thai businessman, according to reports on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150309/berlusconi-in-ac-milan-deal-with-thai-magnate Mon, 09 Mar 2015 08:55:28 +0100 berlusconi-in-ac-milan-deal-with-thai-magnate Italy raised €2.2 billion in a sale of 5.7 percent of electricity company Enel, the economy and finance ministry said on Thursday, as part of a €10 billion privatization effort. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/italy-raises-22bn-in-sale-enel-stake Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:25:00 +0100 italy-raises-22bn-in-sale-enel-stake Speculation that AC Milan could become the second Italian club to fall into Asian hands swirled on Monday as the Serie A giants reeled from another setback that left coach Filippo Inzaghi's job hanging in the balance. https://www.thelocal.it/20150216/speculation-over-ac-milan-sale-to-asia-mounts Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:47:00 +0100 speculation-over-ac-milan-sale-to-asia-mounts An Italian TV show managed to coax Pope Francis into handing over his white skull cap and has already raised over €100,000 in less than 24 hours by putting it on eBay. https://www.thelocal.it/20140919/popes-skull-cap-raises-over-100000-on-ebay Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:25:00 +0200 popes-skull-cap-raises-over-100000-on-ebay Do you have one euro to spare? In that case, you could become the owner of a historic house in a beautiful Sicilan village. But there's a catch... https://www.thelocal.it/20140805/1-property-sale-to-save-sicily-village Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:48:00 +0200 1-property-sale-to-save-sicily-village Italian electric power giant Enel on Thursday said it was planning to sell assets in Romania and Slovakia in a deal that would raise more than €4.4 billion. https://www.thelocal.it/20140711/italys-enel-to-sell-assets-in-romania-and-slovakia Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:13:00 +0200 italys-enel-to-sell-assets-in-romania-and-slovakia Italy's government on Friday said it had raised €371,400 so far in an eBay auction of luxury official cars in a symbolic effort to cut outrageous spending by ministries that has sparked public anger. https://www.thelocal.it/20140418/italy-raises-370000-from-ebay-luxury-car-sale Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:55:00 +0200 italy-raises-370000-from-ebay-luxury-car-sale Italian energy company Enel said on Tuesday its operating profit rose by 7.6 percent to €17 billion euros, although the gain was largely due to disposals. https://www.thelocal.it/20140205/enel-profits-boosted-by-russian-sell-off Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:33:00 +0100 enel-profits-boosted-by-russian-sell-off A villa near Florence that inspired the author of Pinocchio is on the market for €10.5m - a world away from the humble workshop where the marionette is born in the book. https://www.thelocal.it/20131112/villa-that-inspired-pinocchio-for-sale-in-italy Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:16:00 +0100 villa-that-inspired-pinocchio-for-sale-in-italy Fifty of Italy's prized historical assets are to be auctioned off as part of a plan to help repay the country's national debt. The Local takes a closer look at seven on the list, which includes fortresses, two Venetian islands and the castle which hosted Tom Cruise's Scientology wedding. https://www.thelocal.it/20131105/italys-prized-historical-sites-up-for-sale Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:50:00 +0100 italys-prized-historical-sites-up-for-sale An elegant palace where the legendary Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi once created his finest work may be sold to a foreigner, with buyers from China and Russia showing particular interest. https://www.thelocal.it/20131003/chinese-and-russian-buyers-eye-verdis-palace Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:00:00 +0200 chinese-and-russian-buyers-eye-verdis-palace