- 5d ago
Italy to request full 14.9 billion euro EU defence loan, coalition divided
Foreign Minister Tajani announced the decision to tap the EU's SAFE facility for up to 14.9 billion euros, but Defence Minister Crosetto immediately clarified the funds are a technical financing alternative, not new spending, exposing deep divisions within the ruling coalition.
- Jul 15
Mario Roggero's wife appeals to Mattarella for pardon as Salvini visits the jeweller in prison and the League pushes for broader self-defence law
Mariangela Sandrone made her appeal through La Stampa while the League's Matteo Salvini visited her 72-year-old husband at Bollate prison for the second day, suggesting he write a book.
- Jul 14
Italian Lower House passes electoral reform bill, sending Stabilicum to Senate with 217 votes
The bill introduces a proportional system with a majority bonus for coalitions reaching 42% of the vote, replacing the current mixed system. Opposition parties protested, calling the move a power grab ahead of next year's general election.
- Jul 10
Italy's centre-right agrees out-of-town voting, but preference clash clouds electoral reform
The ruling coalition tabled a joint amendment on 10 July to let students, workers and patients vote in their municipality of temporary domicile, but talks on candidate preferences remain deadlocked ahead of the 14 July Chamber debate.
- Jul 6
Sikorski warns of Russian false-flag drone attack ahead of NATO summit, urges allies to stay united
Poland's foreign minister told CNN that Russia may stage a false-flag operation using drones to fabricate a pretext for escalation, while reaffirming Warsaw's trust in US security guarantees on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara.
- Jul 5
Body found in Libya may be missing Italian kitesurfer Mimmo Piepoli
A body found off the Libyan coast near Benghazi on July 5 may be that of Mimmo Piepoli, the 39-year-old Italian kitesurfer missing since May 1 from Porto Cesareo, Puglia. Italian authorities are awaiting DNA confirmation.
- Jun 20
Meloni tells Trump to focus on his own popularity as diplomatic crisis deepens between Italy and US
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sharply rebuked US President Donald Trump after he claimed she begged him for a photo at the G7 summit, telling him bluntly that her approval ratings are none of his business.
- Jun 20
Meloni hits back after Trump claims she 'begged' for a G7 photo; Italian foreign minister cancels US visit
Giorgia Meloni sharply denied Donald Trump's assertion that she pleaded for a photograph at the G7 summit, with Italy's foreign minister scrapping a planned trip to Washington in protest.
- Jun 19
Italian tourist dead, 1,700 evacuated as wind-driven fire destroys Dominican beach resort
A fierce blaze fuelled by strong winds and thatched roofs consumed the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach hotel in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic, on Friday, killing 45-year-old Italian tourist Francesca Valentino and forcing nearly 1,700 guests to flee.
- Jun 13
Vannacci launches Futuro Nazionale amid centre-right wall: 'Italy for Italians' and 'We are the dregs'
Roberto Vannacci opened the constituent assembly of Futuro Nazionale in Rome, declaring 'Italy for Italians' and embracing his supporters as 'the dregs', while leaders of the ruling coalition accused him of acting as a left-wing fifth column.
- May 29
Russian drone strikes Romanian apartment block in Galati, injuring two in first civilian hit on NATO soil
A Russian Geran-2 drone crashed into a 10-storey residential building in Galati, Romania, overnight, injuring two people and triggering sharp condemnation from NATO allies who called it a dangerous escalation.
- May 28
EU foreign ministers reject special envoy for Ukraine talks as Kallas warns of Russian 'trap'
At an informal meeting in Limassol, Cyprus, EU foreign ministers decided against appointing a chief negotiator for Ukraine peace talks, with foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas cautioning that Moscow is trying to dictate who speaks for Europe.
- May 27
Italian Doctor in Quarantine After Ebola Contact as DRC Outbreak Worsens Amid Conflict and Vaccine Gap
An Italian MSF surgeon is in quarantine after contact with Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a Bundibugyo-strain outbreak—with no approved vaccine—is spreading amid conflict.
