The Local Italy 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 Venice to restrict cruise ship access to protect its historic buildings Large cruise ships will soon be banished from the centre of Venice, Italy's transport minister announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171108/venice-to-ban-all-large-ships-from-st-marks-to-protect-historic-buildings Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:48:21 +0100 venice-to-ban-all-large-ships-from-st-marks-to-protect-historic-buildings Italy toughens tone on NGO migrant rescue boats Italy has warned NGOs operating migrant rescue boats in the Mediterranean they will not be allowed to continue if they do not sign up to new rules governing their operations. https://www.thelocal.it/20170803/taly-toughens-tone-on-ngo-migrant-rescue-boats Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:39:07 +0200 taly-toughens-tone-on-ngo-migrant-rescue-boats MSF refuses to sign on to new migrant rescue rules Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) refused Monday to sign a code of conduct on migrant-saving operations in the Mediterranean, while others including Save the Children approved the new rules. https://www.thelocal.it/20170801/msf-refuses-to-sign-on-to-new-migrant-rescue-rules Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:19:23 +0200 msf-refuses-to-sign-on-to-new-migrant-rescue-rules 13 found dead in Med dinghy as EU extends rescue scheme Rescuers aiding a dinghy packed with migrants off the coast of Libya said on Tuesday they had discovered 13 bodies, including pregnant women, as EU member states extended an anti-human trafficking scheme in the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20170726/13-found-dead-in-med-dinghy-as-eu-extends-rescue-scheme Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:10:52 +0200 13-found-dead-in-med-dinghy-as-eu-extends-rescue-scheme Venice's mayor says ministers have a plan to keep big ships out of the lagoon Italy's Transport Ministry is working on a solution to the problem of large cruise ships in Venice, the city's mayor has said, with the latest proposal a relocation of the biggest boats. https://www.thelocal.it/20170704/italian-ministers-are-working-on-a-plan-to-keep-big-cruise-ships-out-of-venice Tue, 04 Jul 2017 17:25:46 +0200 italian-ministers-are-working-on-a-plan-to-keep-big-cruise-ships-out-of-venice Venetians dress as pirates to protest cruise ships Venetians took to the waters to protest against large cruise ships in the lagoon, with some dressed as pirates to make the point that they feel their city is being 'invaded'. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/venetians-dress-as-pirates-to-protest-tourist-cruise-ships Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:57:03 +0200 venetians-dress-as-pirates-to-protest-tourist-cruise-ships Migrant ships 'trade like second-hand cars' On the murky edges of the global shipping industry, decades-old, rusting ships such as those used to smuggle hundreds of people into Italy last week are traded almost as easily as second-hand cars. https://www.thelocal.it/20150107/migrant-ships-trade-as-easily-as-second-hand-cars Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:18:00 +0100 migrant-ships-trade-as-easily-as-second-hand-cars Why migrant smugglers are using 'ghost ships' People traffickers have dramatically raised the stakes by using freighters to carry hundreds of migrants to Europe at a time, then jumping ship as the vessels steam towards shore. https://www.thelocal.it/20150102/why-migrant-smugglers-are-using-ghost-ships Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:07:00 +0100 why-migrant-smugglers-are-using-ghost-ships EU vows to fight migrant 'ghost ship' tactic The EU vowed on Friday to fight people smugglers' new tactic of abandoning "ghost ships" full of migrants off European coasts. https://www.thelocal.it/20150102/eu-vows-to-fight-new-tactics-by-migrant-smugglers Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:49:00 +0100 eu-vows-to-fight-new-tactics-by-migrant-smugglers