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 Despite ongoing travel restrictions, extra costs and uncertainty over new Covid variants, international residents living across Europe vow to travel abroad this summer. For most it is the need to see family that motivates them. https://www.thelocal.it/20210603/im-going-crazy-why-international-residents-in-europe-will-travel-this-summer-despite-covid Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:50:07 +0200 im-going-crazy-why-international-residents-in-europe-will-travel-this-summer-despite-covid Many international residents living around Europe are desperately hoping to be able to travel this summer. Please take a minute to complete a quick survey to let us know why you intend to travel and what complications you face. https://www.thelocal.it/20210526/family-or-holiday-are-you-planning-to-travel-abroad-this-summer Wed, 26 May 2021 18:47:02 +0200 family-or-holiday-are-you-planning-to-travel-abroad-this-summer Almost 84 percent of people in Italy say they feel prepared for a new health emergency, while 80 percent overall support the new rules making masks mandatory at all times in public. https://www.thelocal.it/20201016/most-people-in-italy-ready-to-face-a-second-wave-study-finds Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:54:56 +0200 most-people-in-italy-ready-to-face-a-second-wave-study-finds Have you stopped carrying around cash in your pocket since the coronavirus epidemic took hold in Italy? We want to hear how your habits have changed when it comes to payments. https://www.thelocal.it/20200916/cash-or-card-how-has-the-epidemic-in-italy-changed-your-payment-habits Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:42:18 +0200 cash-or-card-how-has-the-epidemic-in-italy-changed-your-payment-habits Thousands of Britons living in Italy won't be able to vote in the crucial UK General Election on December 12th, because of the 15-year rule. Do you think that's wrong? Explain to readers how it feels to lose the right to vote. https://www.thelocal.it/20191106/have-your-say-should-all-britons-in-italy-be-eligible-to-vote-in-the-uk-general-election Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:55:12 +0100 have-your-say-should-all-britons-in-italy-be-eligible-to-vote-in-the-uk-general-election We’re interested in your experiences working internationally. Complete our quick survey and tell us what it's been like. https://www.thelocal.it/20180530/working-internationally-tell-us-about-it Wed, 30 May 2018 14:30:11 +0200 working-internationally-tell-us-about-it A new poll shows that while most Europeans view the EU more positively since the 2016 Brexit vote, Italy has bucked the trend, with an increasingly unfavourable perception of the bloc. https://www.thelocal.it/20170616/italians-lose-confidence-european-union Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:35:24 +0200 italians-lose-confidence-european-union A study by expat networking site InterNations has ranked Italy the second-worst place in the world for women working abroad, with worries over the national economy, job security, and low salaries contributing to the low score. https://www.thelocal.it/20170310/italy-is-one-of-the-worst-places-for-expat-working-women-study Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:56:09 +0100 italy-is-one-of-the-worst-places-for-expat-working-women-study Italians overestimate both the size of the country's Muslim population and the rate at which it is growing, according to new research. https://www.thelocal.it/20161214/italians-overestimate-countrys-muslim-population Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:17:01 +0100 italians-overestimate-countrys-muslim-population Italian schoolchildren lag behind their peers in key skills, despite spending more time on their studies, global school rankings by the OECD revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20161207/italians-study-more-than-their-peers-but-do-worse-at-school-pisa-global-education-rankings Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:31:13 +0100 italians-study-more-than-their-peers-but-do-worse-at-school-pisa-global-education-rankings Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's replacement as mayor of Florence is the country's most loved city leader, gaining popularity since coming to power, an annual survey has shown. https://www.thelocal.it/20150421/italys-most-loved-city-mayor-sits-in-florence Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:12:15 +0200 italys-most-loved-city-mayor-sits-in-florence Young people in Italy are far happier than older people, EU figures released on Thursday show, with one Italian telling The Local it's because they are unaware of the country's problems. https://www.thelocal.it/20150319/young-italians-are-far-happier-than-older-ones Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:54:41 +0100 young-italians-are-far-happier-than-older-ones The majority of Italian women are unsatisfied with their sex lives, often due to inadequate and sporadic relationships, a new survey has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20141117/majority-of-italian-women-unhappy-with-sex-life Mon, 17 Nov 2014 13:28:00 +0100 majority-of-italian-women-unhappy-with-sex-life The economy might be in the doldrums and unemployment among the highest in the EU, but Italy is the ninth most desirable place in the world to work, according to a survey by the Boston Consulting Group. https://www.thelocal.it/20141007/italy-ranked-ninth-most-desirable-place-to-work Tue, 07 Oct 2014 11:47:00 +0200 italy-ranked-ninth-most-desirable-place-to-work Italian hiring prospects have shown marked improvement over the past year, a new survey has found, which one expert tells The Local could boost foreigners’ chances of getting a job in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140910/italian-companies-see-jump-in-hiring-propsects Wed, 10 Sep 2014 16:37:00 +0200 italian-companies-see-jump-in-hiring-propsects Over a quarter of Italians have either cancelled or changed their summer holidays plans, following weeks of bad weather, a new poll has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20140804/italians-ditch-holidays-over-summer-storms Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:10:00 +0200 italians-ditch-holidays-over-summer-storms Tipping etiquette is full of pitfalls for tourists - and can sometimes be hard for locals to master too. But what is really expected in Italy? We asked Italian waiters to give us the lowdown. https://www.thelocal.it/20140801/foreigners-and-more-generous-tippers-than-italians Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:54:00 +0200 foreigners-and-more-generous-tippers-than-italians Having an abortion is more acceptable to Italians than getting a facelift, despite plastic surgery being popular in the Catholic country, a revealing new survey of the country's social attitudes has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20140730/italians-ok-with-abortions-but-not-facelifts Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:28:00 +0200 italians-ok-with-abortions-but-not-facelifts Italians may have a reputation for enjoying their long summer breaks at the beach, but a new survey by travel website Expedia has found that 83 percent feel "holiday deprived". https://www.thelocal.it/20131119/most-italians-feel-holiday-deprived Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:41:00 +0100 most-italians-feel-holiday-deprived Students are prostituting themselves to classmates in 14.4 percent of Italian high schools, a new survey has found. https://www.thelocal.it/20131112/sex-sold-in-14-percent-of-italian-schools-survey Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:54:00 +0100 sex-sold-in-14-percent-of-italian-schools-survey