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 We all knew that a win for Brexit would create some measure of uncertainty but for those expats who have chosen to take full advantage of the European Union freedom of movement and make their home in Italy, the questions just keep mounting https://www.thelocal.it/20160701/six-burning-questions-for-british-expats-about-brexit-2 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 09:00:23 +0200 six-burning-questions-for-british-expats-about-brexit-2 The financial unit of Fiat and the US coffee chain, Starbucks, have been told to each repay €20-€30 million in back taxes after the two companies were granted selective tax advantages in Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the European Commission said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151021/fiat-hit-with-30-million-tax-bill Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:56:34 +0200 fiat-hit-with-30-million-tax-bill The theft of a blow-up doll was the catalyst for violence following an argument between English football fans and a group of Italians in Rimini. https://www.thelocal.it/20150907/england-fans-clash-with-italians-over-blow-up-doll Mon, 07 Sep 2015 15:56:22 +0200 england-fans-clash-with-italians-over-blow-up-doll Pop star Madonna has pledged lifelong sisterhood with an Italian nun who released a remake of her provocative 1984 hit, Like A Virgin, earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20141024/madonna-pledges-sister-hood-with-italys-singing-nun Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:42:00 +0200 madonna-pledges-sister-hood-with-italys-singing-nun A charismatic Italian nun who won a television singing contest after wowing viewers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of 80s classics is now working on her debut album. https://www.thelocal.it/20140924/italys-singing-nun-works-on-debut-album Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:50:00 +0200 italys-singing-nun-works-on-debut-album Italy’s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday that new sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine will be decided by the European Commission on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140902/decision-on-new-russia-sanctions-due-on-friday Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:54:00 +0200 decision-on-new-russia-sanctions-due-on-friday Harry Shindler, a war veteran who on Wednesday was awarded an MBE (Order of the British Empire) in Rome, has called on fellow expats to use their vote, as part of a campaign he has taken to the EU. https://www.thelocal.it/20140219/war-veteran-pleads-with-british-expats-to-vote Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:56:00 +0100 war-veteran-pleads-with-british-expats-to-vote Newly-merged Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed that it will continue to pay taxes in Italy, following an announcement last month it would be resident in the UK for tax purposes. https://www.thelocal.it/20140218/fiat-chrysler-vows-to-pay-italian-tax-bill Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:12:00 +0100 fiat-chrysler-vows-to-pay-italian-tax-bill Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi gave an unemployed couple €50,000 after receiving a letter from them explaining their dire economic situation. https://www.thelocal.it/20140107/berlusconi-gives-unemployed-couple-fifty-thousand-euro Tue, 07 Jan 2014 11:38:00 +0100 berlusconi-gives-unemployed-couple-fifty-thousand-euro Three letters written by Giuseppe Garibaldi, celebrated as one of the fathers of the Italian nation, have been discovered in Sicily. https://www.thelocal.it/20130919/garibaldis-letter-says-be-wary-of-the-pope Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:40:00 +0200 garibaldis-letter-says-be-wary-of-the-pope