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 Dozens of migrants who disembarked on Italy's Lampedusa island were again in limbo as a European deal to redistribute them failed to materialize and Madrid said it could fine the Spanish charity for rescuing them. https://www.thelocal.it/20190822/dozens-of-migrants-remain-in-limbo-after-landing-in-italy Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:20:59 +0200 dozens-of-migrants-remain-in-limbo-after-landing-in-italy Italy's far-right interior minister on Wednesday accused Spain of failing in its commitments to receive migrants, saying it should take "the next four" rescue boats after Madrid welcomed one rejected by Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20180621/italy-says-spain-should-take-next-four-migrant-boats Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:37:35 +0200 italy-says-spain-should-take-next-four-migrant-boats A Spanish restaurant chain cannot trademark a name containing the word "mafia" because it "trivializes" the Italian criminal organization, an EU court ruled on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180315/eu-spanish-restaurant-chain-mafia-trademark Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:18:11 +0100 eu-spanish-restaurant-chain-mafia-trademark A Serbian-born man arrested in Spain over the killing of three men agreed on Sunday to be extradited to Italy where he is wanted for robbery and murder, a Spanish court said. https://www.thelocal.it/20171217/suspect-in-spain-police-slaying-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-italy Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:57:51 +0100 suspect-in-spain-police-slaying-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-italy Italian authorities are seeking to extradite a man suspected of murdering two people in northern Italy earlier this year after he was captured in a shootout in Spain. https://www.thelocal.it/20171215/italy-igor-vaclavic-norbert-feher-arrested-shootout-spain Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:18:02 +0100 italy-igor-vaclavic-norbert-feher-arrested-shootout-spain Smugglers have been stealing fuel in Libya and selling it on across Europe, according to Italian police. https://www.thelocal.it/20171018/italian-gang-smuggling-fuel-from-libya-to-europe Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:09:43 +0200 italian-gang-smuggling-fuel-from-libya-to-europe On Sunday, images of police violence during the Catalan independence referendum were beamed around the world. Here's how Italy's politicians reacted, and the comparisons they made with two upcoming Italian regional referendums. https://www.thelocal.it/20171002/catalan-independence-referendum-how-italys-politicians-reacted Mon, 02 Oct 2017 13:16:59 +0200 catalan-independence-referendum-how-italys-politicians-reacted At least 13 people were detained in Barcelona on Wednesday as part of a Europe-wide operation against members of Italy's Camorra crime syndicate, a Spanish police spokesman said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170705/at-least-13-people-arrested-in-barcelona-spain-italian-camorra-mafia-criminals Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:23:21 +0200 at-least-13-people-arrested-in-barcelona-spain-italian-camorra-mafia-criminals Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle scored the goals as Italy exacted revenge for their Euro 2012 final hammering by dumping Spain out of Euro 2016 with a deserved 2-0 last 16 win in Paris on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160627/italy-dump-spain-out-of-euro-victory-football Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:46:33 +0200 italy-dump-spain-out-of-euro-victory-football Spain boss Vicente del Bosque admitted he would rather have avoided a Euro 2016 last 16 clash with old foes Italy after a 2-1 defeat to Croatia on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160622/italy-draw-not-ideal-for-spain-del-bosque Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:03:52 +0200 italy-draw-not-ideal-for-spain-del-bosque Police in Spain were investigating on Monday the deaths of a foreign couple whose bodies were found inside an Italian-flagged luxury yacht at the Mediterranean resort of Roses. https://www.thelocal.it/20160606/italian-woman-found-dead-on-yacht-in-spain Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:28:29 +0200 italian-woman-found-dead-on-yacht-in-spain Italy has dismissed a report in a German newspaper warning that terrorists were planning attacks on beaches in Italy, Spain and France. https://www.thelocal.it/20160419/italy-dismisses-reports-of-beach-terror-plots Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:03:15 +0200 italy-dismisses-reports-of-beach-terror-plots The driver of a coach that crashed in Spain at the weekend killing 13 foreign students, including seven Italians, who is under investigation for manslaughter, is in critical condition in hospital, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160323/driver-in-coach-crash-that-killed-7-italians-in-critical-condition Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:02:46 +0100 driver-in-coach-crash-that-killed-7-italians-in-critical-condition UPDATED: Seven Italians and two Germans were among the 13 young female students killed in a weekend coach crash in northeastern Spain, a regional official said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160321/seven-italians-feared-dead-in-spain-coach-crash Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:19:10 +0100 seven-italians-feared-dead-in-spain-coach-crash Spanish police said on Thursday they have arrested a suspected member of Italy's Camorra mafia who was on the run since 2007 in the Mediterranean port of Valencia where he worked as waiter in a pizzeria. https://www.thelocal.it/20151217/suspected-italian-mafia-fugitive-arrested-in-spain Thu, 17 Dec 2015 13:51:15 +0100 suspected-italian-mafia-fugitive-arrested-in-spain Italy will send 100 refugees to France and Spain this week under the European Union scheme aimed at easing the burden of the migration crisis on frontline countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20151102/italy-to-send-100-refugees-to-france-and-spain Mon, 02 Nov 2015 10:06:46 +0100 italy-to-send-100-refugees-to-france-and-spain Italian cycling star Vincenzo Nibali admitted his guilt on Sunday nearly six weeks after being thrown off Spain's Vuelta for cheating by holding on to his Astana team's car. https://www.thelocal.it/20151005/italys-nibali-admits-hitching-a-lift-in-spain-tour Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:30:57 +0200 italys-nibali-admits-hitching-a-lift-in-spain-tour Italy's Fabio Aru sealed his first ever Grand Tour victory as Germany's John Degenkolb finally claimed a stage win on the final day of Spain's Vuelta on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150914/italian-fabio-aru-wins-spains-vuelta Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:17:16 +0200 italian-fabio-aru-wins-spains-vuelta An Italian woman has opened a civil lawsuit in Spain against dozens of naturist websites which used a naked photo of her as promotional material. https://www.thelocal.it/20150902/italian-tourist-sues-pver-spanish-nudist-beach-snap Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:28:13 +0200 italian-tourist-sues-pver-spanish-nudist-beach-snap The cyclist Vincenzo Nibali has been disqualified from the Tour of Spain after he was filmed hitching a high-speed lift by holding onto his team support car. https://www.thelocal.it/20150824/italian-champion-kicked-off-tour-of-spain-after-hitching-a-lift Mon, 24 Aug 2015 13:53:37 +0200 italian-champion-kicked-off-tour-of-spain-after-hitching-a-lift