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 Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will travel to Iran next week for a two-day trip that will make him the first major leader to visit since the lifting of international sanctions against Tehran. https://www.thelocal.it/20160404/italy-pm-matteo-renzi-to-visit-iran Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:08:16 +0200 italy-pm-matteo-renzi-to-visit-iran Italy has stalled a decision by the EU to extend economic sanctions against Russia, requesting a “political debate” on the matter during a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151210/italy-stalls-extension-of-sanctions-against-russia Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:14:25 +0100 italy-stalls-extension-of-sanctions-against-russia UPDATED: Russian President Vladimir Putin used a trip to Italy on Wednesday to press his case against international sanctions and was urged by Pope Francis to make a "sincere effort" for peace in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20150611/putin-makes-anti-sanctions-case-in-italy Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:30:45 +0200 putin-makes-anti-sanctions-case-in-italy Russia on Friday blocked a European Union move to get the World Trade Organization to order Moscow to void its import duties on vans from Italy and Germany. https://www.thelocal.it/20140926/russia-eu-lock-horns-over-italy-vehicle-duties Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:21:00 +0200 russia-eu-lock-horns-over-italy-vehicle-duties Billionaire Arkady Rotenberg, a judo partner of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has seen assets worth €30 million seized in Italy including a luxury hotel in central Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20140923/putins-pal-has-rome-luxury-hotel-seized Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:13:00 +0200 putins-pal-has-rome-luxury-hotel-seized Italy’s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday that new sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine will be decided by the European Commission on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140902/decision-on-new-russia-sanctions-due-on-friday Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:54:00 +0200 decision-on-new-russia-sanctions-due-on-friday VTB Bank, a Russian lender facing Western sanctions, is in talks for a majority stake in the Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli, a VTB Group source said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140813/sanctioned-russian-bank-in-talks-to-buy-cavalli-fashion-house Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:58:00 +0200 sanctioned-russian-bank-in-talks-to-buy-cavalli-fashion-house Russia has placed new restrictions on imports of livestock and beef from parts of Italy, in a move viewed as retaliation for Western sanctions. Further sanctions against the EU are expected later on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140807/russian-sanctions-kremlin-targets-italian-beef Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:25:00 +0200 russian-sanctions-kremlin-targets-italian-beef The EU prepared on Tuesday to hit Russia where it hurts with tough economic sanctions as Moscow insisted the West can do it little harm and showed no sign of reversing course in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20140729/eu-prepares-to-hit-russia-with-tough-sanctions Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:25:00 +0200 eu-prepares-to-hit-russia-with-tough-sanctions Iran is still a "perilous" place for foreign companies to do business because of sanctions unaffected by the recent interim nuclear deal, a senior US administration official said on Wednesday during a visit to Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20140116/us-warns-italian-firms-about-perilous-iran Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:24:00 +0100 us-warns-italian-firms-about-perilous-iran The US Treasury on Wednesday announced sanctions against five members of the Naples mafia and two companies suspected of having links to the "Brothers Circle" criminal gang. https://www.thelocal.it/20130725/us-sanctions-naples-mafia-members Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:52:00 +0200 us-sanctions-naples-mafia-members