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 Tourists and locals alike will be able to mimic Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday by exploring the capital on a scooter, after the city council unveiled a brand new scooter rental programme. https://www.thelocal.it/20170428/scooter-sharing-rome-unveils-new-fleet-of-scooters-for-locals-and-tourists-to-rent Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:39:10 +0200 scooter-sharing-rome-unveils-new-fleet-of-scooters-for-locals-and-tourists-to-rent Lazio's regional administrative court has scrapped an ordinance from Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi that would have seen fireworks banned in the capital on New Year's Eve. https://www.thelocal.it/20161229/court-quashes-killjoy-rome-mayors-nye-firework-ban Thu, 29 Dec 2016 14:32:36 +0100 court-quashes-killjoy-rome-mayors-nye-firework-ban Partial traffic bans have been introduced in Turin and Rome due to high air pollution levels as unseasonably mild weather has led to smog in Italy's major cities. https://www.thelocal.it/20161209/rome-blocks-cars-and-scooters-as-italys-major-cities-fight-smog Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:43:24 +0100 rome-blocks-cars-and-scooters-as-italys-major-cities-fight-smog Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi says the Italian capital will embrace holding 2020 European Championship matches, a day after she slammed the brakes on a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. https://www.thelocal.it/20160922/day-after-olympics-snub-rome-mayor-embraces-euros Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:59:50 +0200 day-after-olympics-snub-rome-mayor-embraces-euros Italian Olympic chief Giovanni Malago insists Rome's dream of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games is still alive despite a crushing blow to their bid by the city's own mayor. https://www.thelocal.it/20160922/italy-olympic-committee-rome-2024-dream-not-dead Thu, 22 Sep 2016 09:49:21 +0200 italy-olympic-committee-rome-2024-dream-not-dead New Rome mayor Virginia Raggi withdrew the Italian capital's bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday afternoon after months of hinting. https://www.thelocal.it/20160921/rome-withdraws-2024-olympic-bid-virgina-raggi-games Wed, 21 Sep 2016 13:08:37 +0200 rome-withdraws-2024-olympic-bid-virgina-raggi-games Rome mayor Virginia Raggi remains reticent on her city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that it would be better to first think about "abandoned municipal installations". https://www.thelocal.it/20160831/rome-mayor-reticent-on-2024-olympic-bid Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:20:39 +0200 rome-mayor-reticent-on-2024-olympic-bid Rome's first female mayor takes office on Thursday, pledging to raise more than €1 billion a year for flagging public services with a crackdown on waste, mismanagement and corruption. https://www.thelocal.it/20160623/romes-new-mayor-pledges-1bn-bonus-from-corruption-crackdown Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:46:24 +0200 romes-new-mayor-pledges-1bn-bonus-from-corruption-crackdown Founded by comedian Beppe Grillo, the radical Five Star Movement burst onto the political scene in 2009, in the middle of Italy’s financial crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20160620/has-the-time-come-for-italys-five-star-to-shine Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:14:51 +0200 has-the-time-come-for-italys-five-star-to-shine Italy's centre-left government was Monday counting the cost of stinging local election reverses that saw female mayors from the populist Five Star Movement elected in Rome and Turin. https://www.thelocal.it/20160619/rome-elects-virginia-raggi-as-first-female-mayor-exit-poll Mon, 20 Jun 2016 01:08:18 +0200 rome-elects-virginia-raggi-as-first-female-mayor-exit-poll Voters in the Italian capital return to the polls Sunday and all the signs are that they are set to elect Virginia Raggi as the first female mayor of the Eternal City. https://www.thelocal.it/20160617/virginia-raggi-set-to-smash-romes-patriarchal-past Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:42:10 +0200 virginia-raggi-set-to-smash-romes-patriarchal-past Anti-establishment candidate Virginia Raggi easily took the lead in the first round of the Rome mayoral race, partial results showed on Monday, dealing a setback to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's ruling party. https://www.thelocal.it/20160606/anti-establishment-candidate-leads-rome-mayoral-race Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:12:15 +0200 anti-establishment-candidate-leads-rome-mayoral-race A month ahead of Italian local elections, the spotlight is turning increasingly on Rome - where the anti-establishment frontrunner is vowing to clean up a city long dogged by corruption and negligence. https://www.thelocal.it/20160505/glamorous-five-star-candidate-tops-rome-mayor-race Thu, 05 May 2016 10:37:48 +0200 glamorous-five-star-candidate-tops-rome-mayor-race