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 The EU pushed back Friday at renewed trade pressure from the United States, as Washington said the bloc was enabling Chinese evasion of US tariffs and stepped up calls for it to roll back flagship green rules on businesses. https://www.thelocal.it/20260815/eu-pushes-back-as-us-revives-trade-pressure-on-bloc Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:54:42 +0200 eu-pushes-back-as-us-revives-trade-pressure-on-bloc Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth over $10.4 million which were stolen from an Italian museum in March have been recovered, police said Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20260815/italian-police-recover-stolen-renoir-cezanne-and-matisse-works Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:46:16 +0200 italian-police-recover-stolen-renoir-cezanne-and-matisse-works Catania airport in Sicily reopened on Saturday after suspending flights for a week because of a volcanic eruption at nearby Mount Etna that spewed ash into the sky. https://www.thelocal.it/20260815/italys-catania-airport-reopens-as-volcanic-eruption-dies-down Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:39:29 +0200 italys-catania-airport-reopens-as-volcanic-eruption-dies-down Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated. https://www.thelocal.it/20260814/europe-battles-new-wave-of-wildfires Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:49:54 +0200 europe-battles-new-wave-of-wildfires There are quite a few rules regulating how you can enjoy the sand and surf at Italian beaches, in addition to important rights that beachgoers should know about. https://www.thelocal.it/20260812/shells-smoking-and-sex-the-rules-you-have-to-follow-on-italian-beaches Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:14:59 +0200 shells-smoking-and-sex-the-rules-you-have-to-follow-on-italian-beaches As Saturday is Italy’s Ferragosto public holiday, how will it affect transportation, supermarkets, shops and museums? https://www.thelocal.it/20260812/ferragosto-whats-open-and-whats-closed-in-italy-on-august-15th Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:21:31 +0200 ferragosto-whats-open-and-whats-closed-in-italy-on-august-15th The coming weekend brings some of the heaviest traffic Italy will see this summer, according to warnings from Italy’s motorway operator. https://www.thelocal.it/20260814/heavy-traffic-forecast-across-italy-for-ferragosto-weekend Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:12:48 +0200 heavy-traffic-forecast-across-italy-for-ferragosto-weekend The Colosseum has extended opening hours at night this summer to allow more visitors to see the famous Roman amphitheatre in cooler temperatures after sunset. https://www.thelocal.it/20260814/romes-colosseum-extends-opening-hours-amid-summer-heatwaves Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:05:47 +0200 romes-colosseum-extends-opening-hours-amid-summer-heatwaves The word we're all waiting for by the middle of August. https://www.thelocal.it/20260814/italian-word-of-the-day-tregua-2 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:01:50 +0200 italian-word-of-the-day-tregua-2 People across Italy have sweltered through more than two weeks of intense heat, but relief is in sight in the coming days, according to the latest forecasts. https://www.thelocal.it/20260814/is-italys-record-august-heatwave-almost-over Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:23:19 +0200 is-italys-record-august-heatwave-almost-over Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain -- baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave picked up. https://www.thelocal.it/20260812/europes-latest-heatwave-more-than-90-million-set-for-plus-35c-temperatures Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:42:33 +0200 europes-latest-heatwave-more-than-90-million-set-for-plus-35c-temperatures New data centres in Lombardy and Sardinia are part of a wider €25 billion government plan, but local communities have raised concerns over their environmental impact. https://www.thelocal.it/20260814/protests-in-lombardy-as-italy-fast-tracks-ai-data-centres Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:11:05 +0200 protests-in-lombardy-as-italy-fast-tracks-ai-data-centres A new study reveals that it costs more this year to enjoy a beach day at a private lido - but you can make big savings by choosing a more affordable location. https://www.thelocal.it/20260811/map-where-italys-private-beach-clubs-cost-the-most-and-where-you-can-save-money Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:00:56 +0200 map-where-italys-private-beach-clubs-cost-the-most-and-where-you-can-save-money Bopping to Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley in a Roman square, an elderly dancing duo has become a viral sensation in Italy – something they hope will inspire other seniors to take up a more active lifestyle. https://www.thelocal.it/20260813/italian-senior-couple-dancing-in-roman-piazza-become-internet-sensation Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:22:26 +0200 italian-senior-couple-dancing-in-roman-piazza-become-internet-sensation From dodging possible fines (or jail time) for ignorance at the beach to making the most of being in Italy's capital during August, you'll find everything you need to eat, talk, drink and live like an Italian in our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita. https://www.thelocal.it/20260813/la-bella-vita-italian-beach-etiquette-and-how-to-spend-august-in-rome Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:04:29 +0200 la-bella-vita-italian-beach-etiquette-and-how-to-spend-august-in-rome This word might be annoyingly easy to mistranslate. https://www.thelocal.it/20220304/italian-word-of-the-day-fastidio Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:24:12 +0100 italian-word-of-the-day-fastidio Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced Wednesday that they were excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition, as the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas will host Eurovision 2027. https://www.thelocal.it/20260813/eurovision-to-bar-countries-at-war-from-hosting Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:35:09 +0200 eurovision-to-bar-countries-at-war-from-hosting From language tips to getting around, here’s what to know if you’re planning a trip to this multi-faceted, multi-cultural part of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20260813/what-to-expect-if-youre-visiting-italys-south-tyrol-dolomites Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:44:01 +0200 what-to-expect-if-youre-visiting-italys-south-tyrol-dolomites Spectacular images of lava flowing down the slopes of an erupting Mount Etna have drawn flocks of sometimes ill-equipped tourists to the Italian volcano – drawing concern from local guides. https://www.thelocal.it/20260813/safety-warnings-as-tourists-rush-to-erupting-mount-etna Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:26:10 +0200 safety-warnings-as-tourists-rush-to-erupting-mount-etna As Italy’s governing parties race to appear tougher on citizenship, the new far-right Futuro Nazionale is demanding new rules plus "assimilation to Greco-Roman civilisation." https://www.thelocal.it/20260812/a-20-year-wait-and-fluent-italian-how-the-far-right-wants-to-tighten-citizenship-rules Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:28:33 +0200 a-20-year-wait-and-fluent-italian-how-the-far-right-wants-to-tighten-citizenship-rules