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 Two Italian youths who shot blanks at a Gambian man in Vicofaro in the Tuscan town of Pistoia last week are just 13 years of age, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.it/20180809/boys-who-shot-blanks-at-gambian-national-did-it-for-a-laugh Thu, 09 Aug 2018 17:20:09 +0200 boys-who-shot-blanks-at-gambian-national-did-it-for-a-laugh Some 25.7 percent of young Italians were neither in employment, education or training in 2017, according to figures from Eurostat. https://www.thelocal.it/20180615/over-25-of-young-italians-not-in-work-education-or-training Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:20:28 +0200 over-25-of-young-italians-not-in-work-education-or-training In her bedroom in Naples, Imma Arco folds the last items of clothing into her suitcase and zips it shut. Like so many other young Italians, the 28-year-old is leaving the country, unable to find stable employment. https://www.thelocal.it/20180302/voting-with-their-feet-young-italians-leaving-italy Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:37:10 +0100 voting-with-their-feet-young-italians-leaving-italy Young people in Italy are worse off than their parents or even grandparents, an anti-poverty charity said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171117/young-italians-poverty Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:52:14 +0100 young-italians-poverty Pope Francis on Tuesday warned young people to resist the lure of "false" versions of life presented on social media or reality TV shows. https://www.thelocal.it/20170322/pope-tells-worlds-youth-to-resist-false-social-media-write-diaries-instead Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:50:09 +0100 pope-tells-worlds-youth-to-resist-false-social-media-write-diaries-instead Italy’s average youth unemployment rate fell to 40.3 percent in 2015 – the first time the rate for the year has fallen since 2007. https://www.thelocal.it/20160310/italys-youth-jobless-rate-falls-for-first-time-since-2007 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:05:58 +0100 italys-youth-jobless-rate-falls-for-first-time-since-2007 Almost half the number of Italians between the age of 25 and 34 still live with their parents, according to the most recent figures from Eurostat. While Italy's moribund economy goes some way to explain this - the rate has risen since 2008 - is there more to it? https://www.thelocal.it/20150916/why-nearly-half-of-italys-young-stay-home Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:18:33 +0200 why-nearly-half-of-italys-young-stay-home Italy's southern Calabria region has one of the worst youth unemployment rates of all Europe's regions, while Puglia also does badly, based on figures released by the EU on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150423/calabrias-youth-jobless-rate-among-eu-worst Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:30:15 +0200 calabrias-youth-jobless-rate-among-eu-worst AC Milan have hit out after several black players in the Serie A side's under-ten squad allegedly suffered racist abuse at the hands of parents attending an international junior football tournament over the Easter weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20150407/ac-milan-slam-alleged-racist-abuse-of-10-year-olds Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:19:35 +0200 ac-milan-slam-alleged-racist-abuse-of-10-year-olds Italy’s jobless rate fell 12.3 percent in August, from 12.6 percent in July, but youth unemployment hit a record high of 44.2 percent. https://www.thelocal.it/20140930/youth-unemployment-hits-record-high-in-august Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:32:00 +0200 youth-unemployment-hits-record-high-in-august Italy's youth unemployment rate hit a record high in June, raising concerns that Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's economic and labour reforms are not doing enough to help the country's young. https://www.thelocal.it/20140731/italy-youth-unemployment-hits-record-high Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:13:00 +0200 italy-youth-unemployment-hits-record-high Cecile Kyenge, Italy’s integration minister and delegate for youth policies, told The Local on Tuesday that young Italians have been the worst affected by the country's harsh economic crisis and that preparing them for the workforce, whether in Italy or abroad, was "crucial" for their development. https://www.thelocal.it/20140204/training-italys-youth-is-crucial-kyenge Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:29:00 +0100 training-italys-youth-is-crucial-kyenge As the Italian government teeters on the edge, statistics released on Tuesday revealed that the unemployment rate had reverted to its highest ever level of 12.2 percent in August, with youth unemployment surpassing the 40 percent mark. https://www.thelocal.it/20131001/unemployment-hits-high-again-amid-political-crisis Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:42:00 +0200 unemployment-hits-high-again-amid-political-crisis Two thirds of Italians aged 18 to 29 are willing to leave the capital, considerably more than their older counterparts, a survey released on Thursday found. https://www.thelocal.it/20130725/most-young-romans-want-to-leave-city Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:38:00 +0200 most-young-romans-want-to-leave-city Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Wednesday announced a €1.5 billion plan to tackle Italy’s climbing unemployment rate, which has left 665,000 young people out of work. The Local finds out how the proposals are perceived by Italians. https://www.thelocal.it/20130627/italians-react-to-jobs-action-plan Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0200 italians-react-to-jobs-action-plan The Italian government unveiled emergency measures on Wednesday to tackle youth unemployment, and delayed a rise in sales tax to ease the impact of budget austerity. https://www.thelocal.it/20130626/finance-boost-to-get-young-italians-into-work Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:58:00 +0200 finance-boost-to-get-young-italians-into-work A €1.1 billion funding package to fight youth unemployment will be presented to the government, the Italian business daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported today. https://www.thelocal.it/20130611/11bn-package-to-help-young-jobless Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0200 11bn-package-to-help-young-jobless Italy's prime minister Enrico Letta on Sunday issued an apology to the young Italians who have found themselves forced to leave the recession-hit country in the face of record-high youth unemployment. https://www.thelocal.it/20130603/letta-apologizes-for-italys-youth-brain-drain Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:27:19 +0200 letta-apologizes-for-italys-youth-brain-drain