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 'No southerners': Milan landlady refuses to rent to woman from south of Italy A shocking message published online appears to show a landlady near Milan declaring herself 'racist' against southern Italians after refusing to rent to a woman from Puglia. https://www.thelocal.it/20190913/no-southerners-woman-claims-she-was-denied-apartment-in-milan-because-from-south-italy Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:23:32 +0200 no-southerners-woman-claims-she-was-denied-apartment-in-milan-because-from-south-italy Italy to seek special EU status for disadvantaged south Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday he will ask the European Commission to give Italy's poorer south a special status to help boost employment and tackle organized crime. https://www.thelocal.it/20190911/italy-to-seek-special-eu-status-for-disadvantaged-south Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:46:35 +0200 italy-to-seek-special-eu-status-for-disadvantaged-south Why moving to southern Italy with a foreign pension could cut your tax bill Retirees with pensions from another country could benefit from a new flat tax that's designed to attract new residents to small villages in the south of Italy. Here's how it works. https://www.thelocal.it/20190613/move-to-southern-italy-foreign-pension-flat-tax-break Thu, 13 Jun 2019 11:09:14 +0200 move-to-southern-italy-foreign-pension-flat-tax-break South Tyrol braces for outcome of Austrian election The migrant situation at the Brenner crossing point is not as intense as it was in 2015, Arno Kompatscher, the governor of South Tyrol said on Wednesday. But that could change if Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party claims victory in the country’s upcoming presidential election re-run. https://www.thelocal.it/20160720/south-tyrol-braces-for-outcome-of-austria-election-re-run Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:47:19 +0200 south-tyrol-braces-for-outcome-of-austria-election-re-run How Italy's richest region is feeling the migrant strain Wealthy South Tyrol - a little bit of Austria in Italy - is the latest bottleneck in Europe's refugee crisis. Angela Giuffrida finds a region battling with the consequences. https://www.thelocal.it/20160518/south-tyrol-richest-italian-region-migrant-strain Wed, 18 May 2016 09:00:38 +0200 south-tyrol-richest-italian-region-migrant-strain Why talk of barriers is opening up old wounds in South Tyrol Austria on Friday backtracked on plans to tighten border controls at the Brenner Pass. But the mayor of Brenner is not so convinced. He tells The Local why. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/why-talk-of-barriers-is-reopening-opening-up-old-wounds-in-south-tyrol-brenner-pass-austria-refugees Mon, 16 May 2016 09:00:10 +0200 why-talk-of-barriers-is-reopening-opening-up-old-wounds-in-south-tyrol-brenner-pass-austria-refugees Italy to deploy 300 officers at Austria border protest Italian police are planning to deploy 300 officers at a pro-refugee protest taking place this weekend at the Brenner border with Austria. https://www.thelocal.it/20160421/police-to-deploy-300-officers-at-austrian-border-pro-refugee-protest Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:16:59 +0200 police-to-deploy-300-officers-at-austrian-border-pro-refugee-protest Italy's 5,000-year-old 'iceman' brought to life by 3D printer Scientists presented on Wednesday a life-sized copy, made using a 3D printer, of Oetzi the mummified 5,000-year-old "iceman" found in the Alps 25 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20160421/italys-5000-year-old-iceman-brought-to-life-by-3d-printer Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:11:14 +0200 italys-5000-year-old-iceman-brought-to-life-by-3d-printer Italy temperatures to soar thanks to anticyclone The mercury is expected to rise across south and central Italy this week as an African anticyclone sends temperatures soaring way above seasonal averages. https://www.thelocal.it/20160329/spring-temperatures-to-soar-thanks-to-african-anticyclone Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:59:31 +0200 spring-temperatures-to-soar-thanks-to-african-anticyclone Italy's South Tyrol: where an identity crisis lingers The stunning mountainous region of South Tyrol, or Alto Adige, has been part of Italy for almost 100 years. But many of those among the population of 511,000 still don’t feel Italian. In fact, identity is a delicate talking point, as The Local discovers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150930/south-tyrol-where-italians-still-lack-identity Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:23:41 +0200 south-tyrol-where-italians-still-lack-identity Why are the Dutch taller than Italians? Genetic differences, painstakingly crafted by thousands of years of natural selection, explain why Europeans from the north tower over their southern cousins, researchers said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150915/why-are-the-dutch-taller-than-italians Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:55:47 +0200 why-are-the-dutch-taller-than-italians Italy predicts bumper summer for tourism The summer of 2015 is shaping up to be an excellent season for Italy's tourism industry, with the sector set to rake in an estimated €18.3 billion. https://www.thelocal.it/20150806/italy-predicts-bumper-summer-tourist-numbers Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:53:40 +0200 italy-predicts-bumper-summer-tourist-numbers Italy's south is worse off than Greece Italy's impoverished south has the lowest growth rate in the eurozone, lagging far behind even the sick man of Europe, Greece. https://www.thelocal.it/20150731/italys-south-is-worse-off-than-greece Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:49:25 +0200 italys-south-is-worse-off-than-greece Saipem resumes work on Black Sea gas pipeline Saipem, the Italian oil services company, has resumed work on a gas pipeline project in the Black Sea after a suspension was lifted by Russia’s Gazprom. https://www.thelocal.it/20150514/saipem-resumes-work-on-black-sea-pipeline Thu, 14 May 2015 12:52:25 +0200 saipem-resumes-work-on-black-sea-pipeline Austrians in favour of unifying with South Tyrol A new study shows that 89 percent of Austrians are in favour of South Tyrol holding an independence referendum, and would welcome unification with Italy's German-speaking northern region. https://www.thelocal.it/20150126/austrians-in-favour-of-unifying-with-south-tyrol Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:05:00 +0100 austrians-in-favour-of-unifying-with-south-tyrol Italy's Eni in Cyprus gas deal Cyprus signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday with Italian-Korean energy consortium Eni-Kogas to drill for possible offshore gas resources. https://www.thelocal.it/20140731/italys-eni-in-cyprus-gas-deal Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:44:38 +0200 italys-eni-in-cyprus-gas-deal Italy's poor south risks 'desertification' Impoverished southern Italy is at risk of being deserted by both people and industry, according to a report released on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140731/southern-italy-at-risk-of-desertification Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:00:00 +0200 southern-italy-at-risk-of-desertification Panic as earthquake felt in northern Italy Parts of north-east Italy trembled last night after an earthquake, measuring 5.19 in magnitude and with its epicentre in southern France, struck the area. https://www.thelocal.it/20140408/panic-as-earthquake-felt-in-northern-italy-2 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:04:00 +0200 panic-as-earthquake-felt-in-northern-italy-2