- 2d ago
Italy's Pnrr decree vote postponed to Monday over Intercity tender dispute with EU, risking up to €3 billion
The Chamber of Deputies postponed its vote on the Pnrr infrastructure decree to Monday after the European Commission objected to a single-lot tender for Intercity rail services, putting up to €3 billion in EU funds at risk.
- 4d ago
Franco Baresi dies at 66: Milan and Italy legend farewelled by football world
The former AC Milan and Italy defender, who captained one of the club's greatest sides and won the 1982 World Cup, has died at the Humanitas hospital in Rozzano, Milan, after a battle with lung cancer. His final public appearance was carrying the Olympic torch at San Siro in February.
- Jul 26
Meloni faces Vannacci dilemma as polls show alliance would give centre-right 47.6% majority
Giorgia Meloni is confronted with a choice between allying with Roberto Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale, now polling at 7.6%, or risking a hung parliament, as a majority of his supporters and more than half of her own backers favour cooperation.
- Jul 22
Enzo Iacchetti sparks outrage after saying he wants to see Health Minister Schillaci die waiting for a CT scan
The Italian comedian told a public event he wanted to see Health Minister Orazio Schillaci die waiting months for a scan, drawing condemnation from across the political spectrum.
- Jul 22
EU terminates €2 million grant to Venice Biennale after Russia's return to the exhibition
The European Commission terminated a €2 million grant to the Venice Biennale after Russia was allowed to exhibit for the first time since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- Jul 20
42-year-old Moroccan dies after being held face-down by police in Bologna; video sparks outrage and protests
Abderrahim Fakir, 42, cried for help while two officers pressed him to the ground in Bologna's Pilastro district. Paramedics watched without intervening; an autopsy and bodycam review are underway.
- Jul 19
Italy's Meloni asks justice minister to launch pardon for jeweler who killed two robbers
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed she has asked Justice Minister Carlo Nordio to initiate the pardon process for Mario Roggero, the 72-year-old jeweler definitively sentenced to 14 years and 9 months for killing two robbers in 2021.
- Jul 16
Former Autostrade CEO Giovanni Castellucci sentenced to 12 years for 2018 Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43
An Italian court handed down sentences totalling nearly 200 years on Thursday, convicting 32 defendants over the Morandi bridge collapse that killed 43 people in Genoa in August 2018.
- 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 11
Italy rewrites speed camera rules overnight: 1,204 devices go dark as new homologation mandate takes effect
A decree published on 11 July 2026 requires every speed camera in Italy to hold formal homologation, a standard missing since the 1992 Highway Code – shutting down 1,204 devices at midnight and leaving 2,856 active across the country.
- Jul 11
Florence rail junction reopens after first phase of Ponte al Pino works, new stop from July 26
High-speed and regional services through Florence's Campo di Marte junction resumed at 4 a.m. on July 10 after a week-long interruption to remove the Ponte al Pino overpass. Another closure, from late July 26 to July 30, will allow installation of the new 550-tonne bridge.
- Jun 30
Italian state railways CEO Donnarumma steps down earlier than planned after government push
Stefano Antonio Donnarumma resigned as CEO and general manager of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane during an extraordinary board meeting on June 30, forced by a push from Transport Minister Matteo Salvini. The group confirmed its full operational continuity and commitment to the industrial plan.
- Jun 25
Ferrovie dello Stato CEO Stefano Donnarumma to resign after Salvini talks
Ferrovie dello Stato CEO Stefano Donnarumma will step down in the coming days, following a meeting with Transport Minister Matteo Salvini who had aired irritation over repeated service disruptions on Italy’s rail network.
- 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 18
Futuro Nazionale overtakes League in poll for first time, shaking Italy's right
A YouTrend poll shows Roberto Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale at 5.9%, edging past Matteo Salvini's League at 5.8%, as the former general's movement gains ground ahead of 2027 elections.
- Jun 15
Futuro Nazionale catches Lega at 5.3% as Vannacci reshapes Italy's right-wing landscape
Roberto Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale has drawn level with Matteo Salvini's League at 5.3%, according to an SWG poll for La7, marking a further slide for the established right-wing parties and a sharp rise for the former general's newborn movement.
- Jun 14
Vannacci rejects femicide as distinct crime, says 'it's a murder like any other', sparking political storm at Futuro Nazionale assembly
Roberto Vannacci, leader of the newly formed Futuro Nazionale party, ignited controversy at its constituent assembly in Rome by declaring that 'femicide doesn't exist' and is simply a murder like any other, drawing sharp condemnation from opposition politicians and the father of a victim.
- Jun 14
Italy's new far-right party Futuro Nazionale launches, as 3,000 march for migrant expulsions in Rome
Former general Roberto Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale held its founding congress before 1,500 delegates, while a concurrent protest drew 3,000 people demanding forced repatriations.
- 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.
