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 Why Italian wines may soon cost twice as much in the US Brace yourselves, wine lovers. The price of Italian and other European wines in the US could double at the end of January. https://www.thelocal.it/20200103/why-italian-wines-may-soon-cost-twice-as-much-in-the-us Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:55:50 +0100 why-italian-wines-may-soon-cost-twice-as-much-in-the-us US warns Italy not to introduce tax on tech giants The United States on Monday warned Italy not to go ahead with a planned tax on American tech giants like Amazon and Google, and threatened to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on France for bringing in a similar law. https://www.thelocal.it/20191203/us-warns-italy-not-to-introduce-tax-on-tech-giants Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:26:26 +0100 us-warns-italy-not-to-introduce-tax-on-tech-giants Parmigiano takes a hit as Trump's Italian cheese tariffs kick in Furious Italian cheesemakers have hit out as US tariffs of 25 percent were added to exports of cheeses including Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino, Grana Padano and Gorgonzola. https://www.thelocal.it/20191018/parmigiano-takes-a-hit-as-trumps-italian-cheese-tariffs-kick-in Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:24:05 +0200 parmigiano-takes-a-hit-as-trumps-italian-cheese-tariffs-kick-in Trump slaps extra tariffs on Italian cheese - but not wine Some of the most popular Italian cheeses are set to get a lot more expensive for US shoppers as American authorities today announced extra tariffs of 25 percent. https://www.thelocal.it/20191003/trump-slaps-extra-tariffs-on-italian-cheese-but-not-wine Thu, 03 Oct 2019 17:38:42 +0200 trump-slaps-extra-tariffs-on-italian-cheese-but-not-wine 'Don't kill Italian food': Protesters urge Pompeo to stop US tariffs on cheese, wine and parma ham US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced pleas from Italian farmers not to impose tariffs on local produce, as a local television journalist offered him a block of Parmesan cheese to make the same point. https://www.thelocal.it/20191002/dont-kill-italian-food-farmers-urge-pompeo-to-stop-tariffs-on-parma-ham-and-parmesan Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:11:59 +0200 dont-kill-italian-food-farmers-urge-pompeo-to-stop-tariffs-on-parma-ham-and-parmesan How Trump's tariffs are threatening Italy's Parmesan cheese makers Cheese makers plan to protest at US military bases around Italy if Donald Trump imposes crippling sanctions that would cost the Italian food industry billions. https://www.thelocal.it/20190926/new-trump-tariffs-threaten-italys-parmesan-makers Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:55:30 +0200 new-trump-tariffs-threaten-italys-parmesan-makers US vows to put tariffs on products including Italian olive oil, prosecco and Pecorino cheese Popular “Made in Italy” products like wine and olive oil could soon be slapped with tariffs when imported to the US. https://www.thelocal.it/20190410/us-vows-to-put-tariffs-on-products-including-italian-olive-oil-prosecco-and-pecorino-cheese Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:12:03 +0200 us-vows-to-put-tariffs-on-products-including-italian-olive-oil-prosecco-and-pecorino-cheese