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Hard on the heels of stoking anger over plans to open a restaurant in the Vatican, McDonald's has filed a $20-million lawsuit against Florence for blocking a proposed outlet in the city's most revered square. The US fast-food chain told AFP Monday it was claiming 17.8 million euros ($19.65 million) in damages after the city rejected an application to open an outlet in the historic Piazza del Duomo, one of the most visited places in Europe.McDonald's said the suit was being filed with the administrative court, which arbitrates in goveance disputes in Italy. The firm gave no other details.Florence's centre-left mayor, Dario Nardella, tued down McDonald's application in June, in a decision that was confirmed the following month by a technical panel in charge of preserving the city's ancient heart."McDonald's has the right to submit an application, because this is permitted under the law, but we also have the right to say no," Nardella told the city council, saying he wanted to support,mcdonalds,mcdonald's menu,mcdonalds breakfast menu,mcdonalds jobs,mcdonalds prices,mcdonalds careers,mcdonalds stock,mcdonalds salads,mcdonalds breakfast hours,mcdonalds calories ...ادامه مطلب

Thousands of farmers took their tractors to a rally in southe Italy on Wednesday. Photo: Gaetano Lo Porto/AFPThousands of farmers took their tractors to a rally in southe Italy on Wednesday to sound the alarm over plummeting prices of prized Italian goods and demand mandatory origin labelling. "We are here to defend Italian farming, which is at risk throughout thecountry due to an unprecedented crisis caused by the drop in prices below production costs in key sectors of Made in Italy," farmers' association Coldiretti said. The price of tomatoes has plunged 43 percent from last year, while that of oranges has dropped 30 percent and the price of durum wheat - used to make pasta - is down 27 percent, Coldiretti said in a statement. "Attackers of Made in Italy attack Italy itself," chanted the protesters, who had gathered in Bari despite the rain, sheltering under umbrellas in Coldiretti yellow, against a backdrop of dozens of blue and green tractors. The farmers, hit by a mild winter and competition from Moroccan tomatoes, Egyptian strawberries and Tunisian olive oil - all beneficiaries of an EU tax deal - want EU-wide mandatory origin labelling for their products. Story continues below… They have also suffered from a Russian embargo brought in to retaliate against EU sanctions over Ukraine, which cost the Italian food sector alone €240 million ($268 million) in 2015, according to Coldiretti. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب