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 An Italian DJ has undergone assisted suicide in Switzerland, two days after criticizing Italy's government for postponing debate on living wills legislation. https://www.thelocal.it/20170227/italian-dj-dies-in-switzerland-after-government-delays-assisted-dying Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:02:37 +0100 italian-dj-dies-in-switzerland-after-government-delays-assisted-dying The European Union and Rome voiced exasperation on Monday after the southern Swiss canton of Ticino voted to curb job access for workers living across the border in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/eu-and-rome-warn-swiss-region-over-vote-to-curb-migrants Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:04:37 +0200 eu-and-rome-warn-swiss-region-over-vote-to-curb-migrants Italians were up in arms Monday after the southern Swiss canton of Ticino voted for a measure that would force employers to prioritize local residents over commuters living in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160926/outcry-in-italy-after-swiss-region-votes-to-ban-foreign-workers Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:59:35 +0200 outcry-in-italy-after-swiss-region-votes-to-ban-foreign-workers Around 100 refugees are reported to be camping out around Como’s San Giovanni station after being turned back by Swiss border guards. https://www.thelocal.it/20160714/chaos-in-como-after-swiss-send-back-refugees Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:35:40 +0200 chaos-in-como-after-swiss-send-back-refugees Border guards at a Swiss train station were shocked to find an Eritrean migrant trying to sneak into the country from Italy crammed inside a suitcase. https://www.thelocal.it/20160706/migrant-busted-trying-to-sneak-to-switzerland-in-suitcase Wed, 06 Jul 2016 12:25:49 +0200 migrant-busted-trying-to-sneak-to-switzerland-in-suitcase Italian police on Friday arrested a Syrian fugitive wanted under an international arrest warrant after his prison guard lover in Switzerland helped him break out of jail. https://www.thelocal.it/20160325/italy-arrests-syrian-fugitive-and-swiss-prison-guard-lover Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:12:29 +0100 italy-arrests-syrian-fugitive-and-swiss-prison-guard-lover The Italian government said on Wednesday it was set to rake in at least €3.8 billion euros ($4 billion) after tax dodgers took advantage of an amnesty deal to declare money and assets hidden abroad. https://www.thelocal.it/20151210/italy-get-4-billion-windfall-from-tax-dodgers Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:30:52 +0100 italy-get-4-billion-windfall-from-tax-dodgers A five-star hotel in Switzerland has accused the squeaky-clean Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo of trashing its hotel rooms on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20150930/swiss-hotel-accuses-il-volo-of-trashing-hotel-rooms Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:06:51 +0200 swiss-hotel-accuses-il-volo-of-trashing-hotel-rooms More than 1,000 people gathered at the Mattmark hydro dam in the Swiss canton of Valais Alps on Sunday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a natural disaster that killed 88 workers, including 56 Italians. https://www.thelocal.it/20150831/alpine-dam-disaster-remembered-50-years-on Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:52:42 +0200 alpine-dam-disaster-remembered-50-years-on Italian pro-euthanasia campaigners on Tuesday said that a terminally ill patient who travelled to Switzerland to end their life changed their mind at the last minute. https://www.thelocal.it/20150624/euthanasia-patient-changes-mind-at-last-minute Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:41:20 +0200 euthanasia-patient-changes-mind-at-last-minute Swiss police have arrested fugitive Italian financier Marco Marenco, wanted for fraud and tax evasion in his country, in Lugano, according to police and media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150427/swiss-arrest-fugitive-italian-financier Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:32:29 +0200 swiss-arrest-fugitive-italian-financier Italy has made a pact with Monaco aimed at clamping down on tax evaders, the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150302/italy-signs-deal-with-monaco-in-tax-evasion-fight Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:15:00 +0100 italy-signs-deal-with-monaco-in-tax-evasion-fight Italy and Switzerland on Monday signed a "historic agreement" to fight tax evasion, giving Italians until September to disclose funds hidden across the border. https://www.thelocal.it/20150224/italy-and-switzerland-sign-deal-to-fight-tax-evasion Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:59:00 +0100 italy-and-switzerland-sign-deal-to-fight-tax-evasion The death toll from an avalanche that swept away a group of Italian skiers in the Swiss Alps has risen to four after a man died from his injuries, police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150223/four-italians-killed-in-swiss-alps-avalanche Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:12:00 +0100 four-italians-killed-in-swiss-alps-avalanche The Swiss government has presented a bill for new quotas on immigration from the European Union, a move which if made law would hit thousands of Italians who cross the border for work. https://www.thelocal.it/20150212/swiss-anti-immigration-bill-may-hit-italians Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:04:00 +0100 swiss-anti-immigration-bill-may-hit-italians A Swiss town's campaign to hire only local residents has been interpreted as anti-Italian, but the local mayor has said the decision is anything but racist. https://www.thelocal.it/20150203/swiss-move-against-italian-workers-not-racist Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:16:00 +0100 swiss-move-against-italian-workers-not-racist The European Court of Human Rights barred Switzerland on Tuesday from sending a family of Afghan migrants back to Italy, ruling their well-being could be at risk. https://www.thelocal.it/20141104/eu-court-bars-deportation-of-afghan-migrants-to-italy Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:24:00 +0100 eu-court-bars-deportation-of-afghan-migrants-to-italy UPDATED: Some 460 Italians, who were either terminally sick or suffering from debilitating illnesses, tried to end their lives at “right to die” clinics in Switzerland last year, the coordinator of Italy’s Euthanasia Law campaign told The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20141104/hundreds-of-italians-sought-right-to-die-in-2013 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:41:00 +0100 hundreds-of-italians-sought-right-to-die-in-2013 Switzerland needs to change its agreement with Italy over the taxation of cross-border workers to make it less appealing for them to work in the canton of Ticino, Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says. https://www.thelocal.it/20140508/swiss-minister-urges-tax-hikes-for-italy-frontaliers Thu, 08 May 2014 12:05:22 +0200 swiss-minister-urges-tax-hikes-for-italy-frontaliers A 16-year-old boy from Switzerland died during a school trip to Rome after being stabbed during a "knife game" with friends. https://www.thelocal.it/20140409/swiss-teen-killed-during-knife-game-in-rome-3 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:58:00 +0200 swiss-teen-killed-during-knife-game-in-rome-3