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 The impact of 'fake news' on the Italian election There were many factors behind the rise in support for Italy's populist parties in the election on Sunday -- but could fake news have played a part in influencing the result? Filippo Trevisan studies the impact of the internet and social media on politics, and explains how changes in the media landscape affected the vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20180307/impact-fake-news-social-media-russia-italian-election-result Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:57:57 +0100 impact-fake-news-social-media-russia-italian-election-result Wasting time on Facebook in Italy could get you sacked Italy’s top court has ruled that spending too much time on social media could cost you your job. https://www.thelocal.it/20160623/squandering-time-on-facebook-in-italy-could-get-you-sacked Thu, 23 Jun 2016 12:58:46 +0200 squandering-time-on-facebook-in-italy-could-get-you-sacked 2.2 million Italian families are without a job income: Istat Some 2.2 million families were without an employment income in 2015, Istat, the national statistics agency said on Friday, as it slammed Italy for having “one of the least efficient” social security systems in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20160520/22-million-italian-families-are-without-a-job-income-istat Fri, 20 May 2016 14:38:10 +0200 22-million-italian-families-are-without-a-job-income-istat Court rules Ryanair doesn't owe Italy millions in tax A court in Bergamo has ruled that the low-cost Irish airline, Ryanair, does not owe Italy €9.4 million in social contributions due to an EU law that allows it to put staff on the books in Ireland, where tax rates are lower. https://www.thelocal.it/20160330/court-rules-ryanair-doesnt-owe-italy-millions-in-tax Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:02:30 +0200 court-rules-ryanair-doesnt-owe-italy-millions-in-tax Italian priest and HIV sufferer arrested in child sex probe UPDATED: A priest, a junior football coach and a HIV sufferer were among 11 people arrested in northern Italy on charges of paying for sex with minors, police said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160211/priest-arrested-in-italy-child-sex-ring-probe Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:38:48 +0100 priest-arrested-in-italy-child-sex-ring-probe Bosses can spy on staff on Facebook: court An Italian boss who created a fake Facebook account in order to catch out an employee who was using the social networking site at work was not breaking the law, Italy's top court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.it/20150528/bosses-can-spy-on-workers-using-facebook-top-court Thu, 28 May 2015 15:03:37 +0200 bosses-can-spy-on-workers-using-facebook-top-court Foreigners welcome in social sector revamp The Italian government is calling on 100,000 young adults, including foreigners living in Italy, to apply for a training programme as part of plans to revamp Italy’s NGO sector and tackle chronic youth unemployment. https://www.thelocal.it/20140707/foreigners-welcome-in-italys-social-sector-revamp Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:36:00 +0200 foreigners-welcome-in-italys-social-sector-revamp Italy's poor forced to live in squats Medina Mercedez lugs her possessions into the abandoned office space she now calls home, joining the growing ranks of Italy's poor forced to live in squats amid social misery despite a tentative economic recovery. https://www.thelocal.it/20140415/italys-poor-forced-to-live-in-squats Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:09:00 +0200 italys-poor-forced-to-live-in-squats