Even foreigners who have lived a long time in Italy can struggle to find the right words when they need to get their car ...

Italian landlords often ask prospective tenants for their most recent pay slips and a copy of their work contracts as a ...

As countries within the EU reintroduce checks on their Schengen zone borders, John Lichfield looks at why this threat to the ...

The noun beffa is often used as part of a popular Italian expression: oltre al danno anche la beffa, which is usually ...

A veteran foreign editor and France correspondent, John is a regular columnist for The Local and one of the foremost experts ...