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As racist attacks increase, is there a 'climate of hatred' in Italy?

As racist attacks increase, is there a 'climate of hatred' in Italy?

Opinion: 'New EU migrant processing centres must avoid inhumanity of 'hotspots' in Greece and Italy'

Opinion: 'New EU migrant processing centres must avoid inhumanity of 'hotspots' in Greece and Italy'

How likely is impeachment of the Italian president?

How likely is impeachment of the Italian president?

How much power does the Italian president actually have?

How much power does the Italian president actually have?

Italy's incoming eurosceptic government sparks crisis fears in Brussels

Italy's incoming eurosceptic government sparks crisis fears in Brussels

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Analysis: How EU founder member Italy went eurosceptic

Five questions and answers about what the new government could mean for Italy

Press freedom in Italy: Key things to know

What to expect from Italy's government talks

How women weeding Italy's rice fields took on fascism and became heroines of the left

The impact of 'fake news' on the Italian election

Understanding the Italian election result, and what happens now?

What the election result tells us about Italy's north-south divide

Analysis: What can we expect after the Italian election, and how did we get here?

The Local's complete guide to the Italian election: what you need to know

What to expect after the Italian election: a look at the possible outcomes

Silvio Berlusconi: what to expect from the comeback king in Italy's election

Italy election: how the populist Five Star Movement is wrecking government hopes for the mainstream

Italy's political parties have made big promises to voters, but do the numbers add up?

Who is Silvio Berlusconi? The four-time PM seeking 'one last win'

Political cheat sheet: Understanding Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party

How the discovery of prehistoric wine in Italian caves made us rethink ancient Sicilian culture

Is Italy's Five Star Movement still an 'anti-establishment' party?

Citrus fruits, scurvy and Cosa Nostra: Analyzing the origins of the Sicilian mafia

Political cheat sheet: Understanding Italy's Northern League

What you need to know about Italy's 2018 election

2017

The grim reality of the brothels of Pompeii

Why Pope Francis is reviving a long tradition of regional variations in Catholic services

Why Florence is the perfect setting for Theresa May's big Brexit speech

Analysis: Why malaria is unlikely to return to Italy

Political cheat sheet: Understanding Italy's Democratic Party

'The EU should not allow the symbol of peace in Europe to become a symbol of waste'

Opinion: The fakers' little lies are eating our brains

What does it mean to be a 'New Italian'? The question facing a divided Italy

'If you want to move to Italy, brace yourself for things not going the way you want'

2017

ANALYSIS: Charges against Cardinal Pell bring taint of abuse to the top of the Catholic Church

Analysis: Rome mayor's anti-migrant stance signals a shift to the right for the Five Star Movement

Analysis: Are NGOs responsible for the migration crisis in the Mediterranean?

After a year in the job, Rome's populist mayor is struggling

Five things we learned from Italy's telltale local elections

Italian Muslims fear backlash after London attacker identified as half-Italian

OPINION: 'Italy's mandatory vaccine law should be adopted worldwide'

Debunking myths about why people migrate across the Mediterranean

Why Italian courts are struggling to protect people's freedom in public spaces

Why Italy is still Europe's poor relation

OPINION: 'Italian judges are right to remove children from mafia families'

An introductory guide to the Italian political system

2017

Architects in Italy can now use the profession's female form - here's why that matters

Young guns take charge of mafia clans – with deadly results

OPINION: 'Sexism among women is still sexism. It's time to stop dragging each other down'

How the Italian Futurists shaped the aesthetics of modernity in the 20th century

OPINION: Italians might just hold the secret to a more productive workday

'The atmosphere was joyous': One woman's experience of Italy's Women's Strike

'Brexit can make Italy great again - but it needs to act fast'

'Stop telling expat Remainers to come home - it's not that simple'

OPINION: Brexit and Brits in the EU - bargaining chip or afterthought?

Why women need to keep marching in Italy

Cascading earthquakes: why central Italy is being shaken by so much seismic activity

2016

Here's what you need to know about Italy's banking crisis

Paolo Gentiloni: who is Italy's new prime minister?

Renzi calls it quits: What next for Italy?

The winners and losers of Italy's referendum

Six questions (and answers) after the Italian referendum

No, Italy's referendum is not the same as Trump or Brexit

Will Renzi be next casualty of 2016's populist wave?

What is Italy's Five Star Movement?

The Italian Referendum: What should we expect after Sunday?

Everything you need to know about Italy's upcoming referendum

What does President Trump mean for Italy?

2016

Expats or immigrants in Italy: What's the difference?

Americans abroad: get off the fence, stop Trump

Italy joins Europe's big league, but is it primed to fail?

Venice and the perennial woe of unruly tourists

Why discontented Italians could derail their economy

Why coffee in Italy is a culture you must taste to understand

So why do pasta-loving Italians live such long lives?

Should Rome give up on its 2024 Olympic dream?

Why Milan could be Europe's post-Brexit financial hub

Why the UK is now officially crazier than Italy

Why Italy might be the next big threat to the EU's future

Has the time come for Italy’s Five Star Movement to shine?

Why Italy must change after young woman’s brutal murder

Brits: Why vote away your right to move in Europe?

How Italy's richest region is feeling the migrant strain

Why talk of barriers is opening up old wounds in South Tyrol

British expats: have your say in this historic decision

Brexit would leave expats in 'ghastly' legal limbo for years

Cheese, wine and family: the Italian way to live beyond 100

Are bright young Italians stuck in the fast food job trap?

Should Italy really be getting so cosy with Iran?

Italian island hits back at British anti-migrant headlines

Is Italy ready for the next wave of migrants?

How Florence is coping with its 'foreign' food clamp down

Why Italy is letting builders bury its history in concrete

Italians look cheerful - so why do they claim to be unhappy?

Brits in EU: It's your future, so act now to keep Britain in

Gay unions: will Italy blow this chance to boost its image?

Five reasons why the world is worried about the state of Italy

Why Italy's scrapping to be let into Europe's big boys' club

Why Italy has no choice but to pass gay civil unions bill

Losing faith: why Italians are spurning the Church

2015

'Italy's Muslims must unite against terrorism'

Could mafia keep Isis out of Italy? Maybe, but...

Why are so many Italian children overweight?

Pope 'reinforced Roma and Sinti stereotypes'

Gay unions: Italy set to spurn church

Italy's 'ape jibe' politician hails citizenship bill

An Afghan refugee: safe, but in limbo in Italy

Italy's South Tyrol: where an identity crisis lingers

Renzi gambles on EU backing bumper budget

Why half of Italy's young live with mum and dad

How Italy's Cara Mineo became a refugee ghetto

Why Italy's south is far better than the north

What happens to Italy’s missing migrant kids?

Is Italy about to legalize cannabis?

Why Italians aren’t having more babies

Are Italians becoming boozier than the Brits?

Will latest migrant drama prod Europe into action?

Revealed: the Italians who worship Mussolini

Why are Italians such crazy drivers?

Anger as EU keeps mobile roaming fees

Why Libya is ringing alarm bells in Italy

How Islamic college plan has split Italian town

Could Isis terrorists really invade Italy?

Why flirty Italians still don't do online dating

How the weak euro is boosting tourism to Italy

What did you think of the Pope's rabbit rant?

Muslims in Italy react to new Charlie Hebdo

Should Italy spy more after the Paris attack?

2014

Will Renzi really kick-start sclerotic Italy?

What would Napolitano quitting mean for Italy?

Far-right leader woos recession-weary Italians

Why foreigners in Italy are happier than Italians

'Forget the baby bonus, we need investment'

Is Italy a desirable place for foreigners to work?

Why Milan uni's English switch opened minds

Is Italy really a bad place to grow old?

Berlusconi still haunts Italy's political scene

Holiday over: PM's critics demand results

Why Italy's economy could soon get better

Why Italians don't tip (but Brits are worse)

Berlusconi tries to revive flagging political career

Why doctors in Italy refuse to give abortions

'Northern EU countries don't take Italy seriously'

Will Italy oust France as Germany's EU ally?

'We must use our EU vote to help Italy'

Why has Italy turned Eurosceptic overnight?

'Ours is a peaceful, cultural revolution'

Why Italy might not exist in five years

'We're very worried by rise of Nazis in Europe'

'Renzi's success could spell the end for Grillo'

Will Renzi's medicine cure Italy?

'Doctors should give us cannabis, not morphine'

Family ties: why nepotism is bad for Italy

Why Italy's 'palace coup' is bad for democracy

EU acts to defend voting rights of expats in Italy

Can Renzi's new law revamp Italian politics?

Is red tape threatening Italy's prized ruins?

Reforming Pope Francis looks beyond Vatican

2013

Are Italians too proud to be depressed?

'Italy-Russia deal is equal to one with drug cartels'

What's the point of learning Italian?

Berlusconi risks fresh trial for bribing witnesses

Italy's crisis leaves middle class struggling

Italians' bad English 'deters foreign business'

'Most Italian firms' are homophobic like Barilla

'Migrants are not commodities': MEP

Italian MPs twice as pricey as German MPs

Rebels without a cause: why Italy is angry

Are priests and nuns extravagant spenders?

'Look beyond Europe to stop migrant deaths'

Is now the end for Berlusconi?

Why are Italians so miserable?

'Teachers must change their view of foreigners'

Why do so many Italians still love Berlusconi?

'Italians see foreigners as temporary guests'

'Ban on neo-Nazi festival restricts democracy'

'Italy's gay politicians should come out'

'Violence against women is a cultural problem'

'Illegality and wealth' attract Berlusconi voters

'Racism does not reflect what most Italians think'

Italians turn to priests in times of strife

Stamping out racism in Italy

'Time for united EU to be global security player'

Electronic cigarette tax 'a scam'

'Italy should lead on saving refugees' lives'

'If society is corrupt, football will be corrupt'

'Disabled people should have right to sex help'

'Gay Pride is also an event for families'

Immigrants at sea: Why Italy must do more

'Italians aren't very interested in technology'

'Small businesses can't afford to compete'

Welcome to The Local: news for a new Europe

Life on the ledge: Meet Italy's prolific protester

What do Italians think of new Pope's money talk?

Are start-ups the key to Italy's future?

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