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 G7 summit ended in farce and a renewed threat of global trade war on Saturday as US President Donald Trump abruptly rejected the text of a consensus statement and bitterly insulted the Canadian host. https://www.thelocal.it/20180610/trump-trade-fury-torpedoes-canadas-g7-summit Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:16:35 +0200 trump-trade-fury-torpedoes-canadas-g7-summit On camera, it's picture-perfect. A G7 summit taking place under gentle sunshine in a Sicilian town perched on a hill overlooking the sparkling Mediterranean, Mount Etna billowing a plume of smoke in the background. https://www.thelocal.it/20170527/badged-and-searched-sicily-g7-fortress-town-irks-locals Sat, 27 May 2017 16:11:58 +0200 badged-and-searched-sicily-g7-fortress-town-irks-locals G7 nations including France and Britain came under pressure Saturday from Libya's neighbours to help put out the fires of a conflict that is already causing trouble further afield. https://www.thelocal.it/20170527/g7-urged-to-douse-libyan-inferno Sat, 27 May 2017 14:42:23 +0200 g7-urged-to-douse-libyan-inferno G7 nations risk unprecedented deadlock on Saturday after US President Donald Trump ditched the charm for snarls, resisting calls for concerted action on hot-button issues such as climate change. https://www.thelocal.it/20170527/disharmony-at-g7-as-trump-plays-his-own-tune Sat, 27 May 2017 11:23:02 +0200 disharmony-at-g7-as-trump-plays-his-own-tune The heads of continental Europe's biggest economies meet in the gilded splendour of the Palace of Versailles on Monday, seeking ways of strengthening an EU facing Britain's exit and mounting populism. https://www.thelocal.it/20170306/italy-pm-meets-key-eu-leaders-to-discuss-the-future-of-the-bloc Mon, 06 Mar 2017 10:12:00 +0100 italy-pm-meets-key-eu-leaders-to-discuss-the-future-of-the-bloc Pope Francis will meet with the leaders of all EU nations at the Vatican on March 24th ahead of the bloc's special summit in Rome, Vatican sources said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170303/the-pope-will-meet-all-eu-leaders-ahead-of-rome-summit Fri, 03 Mar 2017 10:58:10 +0100 the-pope-will-meet-all-eu-leaders-ahead-of-rome-summit Leaders of Italy, France and Germany will hold a summit in Italy in August on the aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. https://www.thelocal.it/20160714/italy-france-and-germany-to-hold-brexit-summit-in-august Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:02:49 +0200 italy-france-and-germany-to-hold-brexit-summit-in-august Italy will not send troops to protect UN structures in conflict-hit Libya, according to reports in the Italian media on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/no-italian-troops-to-protect-un-in-libya Mon, 16 May 2016 11:35:53 +0200 no-italian-troops-to-protect-un-in-libya A clash between Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel highlighted fresh EU divisions on Friday despite efforts to present a unified front after a crisis-ridden 2015. https://www.thelocal.it/20151218/germany-italy-clash-ends-year-of-crisis-for-eu Fri, 18 Dec 2015 20:44:20 +0100 germany-italy-clash-ends-year-of-crisis-for-eu Italy's farmers on Sunday called for Alaskan salmon, Californian nuts and Peruvian asparagus to be banished from the nation's Christmas tables to support efforts to stop global warming after the Paris climate summit. https://www.thelocal.it/20151130/italy-farmers-call-for-christmas-blacklist-of-planet-polluting-food Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:57:34 +0100 italy-farmers-call-for-christmas-blacklist-of-planet-polluting-food UPDATED: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday that the eurozone came close to losing Greece during a tense night. https://www.thelocal.it/20150713/greek-deal-reached-after-all-night-summit Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:56:35 +0200 greek-deal-reached-after-all-night-summit The EU's 28 member states will hold a decisive summit on the Greek debt crisis on Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said after an emergency eurozone leaders meeting finished without a deal. https://www.thelocal.it/20150708/eu-to-hold-decisive-summit-on-greece-on-sunday Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:03:20 +0200 eu-to-hold-decisive-summit-on-greece-on-sunday EU president Donald Tusk is to host an emergency summit on the migration crisis on Thursday, after the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean in which more than 700 people are feared to have perished. https://www.thelocal.it/20150420/eu-mulls-summit-after-worst-migrant-tragedy Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:11:25 +0200 eu-mulls-summit-after-worst-migrant-tragedy Italy and France on Thursday reacted to turmoil in global stock markets by stepping up their calls for the European Union to switch course to focus on growth, not on balancing budgets. https://www.thelocal.it/20141017/renzi-seizes-on-market-turmoil-in-eu-austerity-fight Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:40:00 +0200 renzi-seizes-on-market-turmoil-in-eu-austerity-fight European Union leaders preparing for an emergency jobs summit in Milan on Wednesday have been told to change direction or face a political and social crisis triggered by chronic unemployment. https://www.thelocal.it/20141007/unions-warn-eu-of-political-crisis-ahead-of-milan-jobs-summit Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:21:00 +0200 unions-warn-eu-of-political-crisis-ahead-of-milan-jobs-summit A special EU jobs summit will go ahead in Milan on October 8th, the Italian government said on Thursday, after diplomats earlier said the event had been "postponed indefinitely". https://www.thelocal.it/20140919/eu-jobs-summit-to-take-place-in-milan-on-october-8th Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:16:00 +0200 eu-jobs-summit-to-take-place-in-milan-on-october-8th French President Francois Hollande announced on Saturday that EU leaders would hold a summit in Italy in early October aimed at boosting growth and jobs in the bloc. https://www.thelocal.it/20140830/italy-to-host-eu-economy-summit-in-october Sat, 30 Aug 2014 15:10:31 +0200 italy-to-host-eu-economy-summit-in-october