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 Switzerland and Italy hope to deliver cross-border worker tax deal ‘by 2021’ Switzerland and Italy have pledged to conclude a long-awaited tax arrangement for cross-border workers by the end of the year. https://www.thelocal.it/20200930/switzerland-hopes-to-finalise-cross-border-worker-tax-with-italy-by-2021 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:34:43 +0200 switzerland-hopes-to-finalise-cross-border-worker-tax-with-italy-by-2021 Locals grumble as Italian viral video sends thousands to Swiss village The pretty Swiss village of Lavertezzo in the canton of Ticino has been overwhelmed with tourists on recent sunny weekends after an Italian filmmaker’s video of the area went viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20170726/locals-grumble-as-italian-viral-video-sends-thousands-to-swiss-village Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:20:02 +0200 locals-grumble-as-italian-viral-video-sends-thousands-to-swiss-village Swiss canton withdraws requirement for Italian workers to show police record Italian cross-border workers in the canton of Ticino will no longer be obliged to systematically provide a copy of their police record in order to secure a work or residence permit. https://www.thelocal.it/20170608/swiss-canton-withdraws-requirement-for-italian-workers-to-show-police-record Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:08:28 +0200 swiss-canton-withdraws-requirement-for-italian-workers-to-show-police-record Italians angered after Switzerland closes border crossings at night Italy said on Tuesday that it had summoned Switzerland's ambassador after Swiss authorities implemented overnight closures of three small border crossings. https://www.thelocal.it/20170405/italians-angered-after-switzerland-closes-border-crossings-at-night Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:29:22 +0200 italians-angered-after-switzerland-closes-border-crossings-at-night EU, Rome warn Swiss region over vote to curb migrants 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 Outcry in Italy over Swiss vote to ban foreign workers 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 Italy angered by Swiss stance on Italian workers The Swiss ambassador to Rome has been hauled in front of Italy’s foreign affairs minister to explain Switzerland’s frosty stance towards Italian nationals working over the border, Swiss and Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150729/italy-angered-by-swiss-stance-on-italian-workers Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:07:43 +0200 italy-angered-by-swiss-stance-on-italian-workers Ticino threatens closing Italy border to refugees The head of the cantonal government of Ticino is warning that the border with Italy will have to be closed to refugees to stem the tide of asylum seekers entering Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.it/20150622/ticino-threatens-italian-border-closure-for-refugees Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:17:48 +0200 ticino-threatens-italian-border-closure-for-refugees Man nabbed with bricks of cocaine in Porsche Border guards caught a 24-year-old man driving a Porsche trying to enter Italy from Switzerland with 27 kilograms of cocaine stashed in the vehicle, authorities in Ticino said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150413/porsche-driver-nabbed-at-border-with-cocaine-bricks Mon, 13 Apr 2015 22:05:00 +0200 porsche-driver-nabbed-at-border-with-cocaine-bricks Swiss ploy to ban Italian workers 'not racist' 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 Swiss minister urges tax hikes for Italy frontaliers 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