Italy Approves 2027 Budget With Higher Taxes on Banks and Energy Firms

By admin October 29, 2026 No comment

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Italy has approved a €26 billion budget package for 2027, combining tax cuts and increased public spending with higher taxes on banks, insurers, energy companies and the gambling industry. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the measures aim to ease the tax burden on middle-income earners and self-employed workers while increasing funding for the national health […]

Southern Italy Truckers Ease Protests After Government Approves Aid

By admin October 23, 2026 No comment

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Truck drivers in southern Italy began easing protests on Thursday after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government approved additional financial assistance to offset rising fuel costs. Hauliers had blocked roads and motorways since the previous week, disrupting the movement of essential goods and demanding government support. Protest representatives in Sicily and Calabria

Italy’s Birth Rate Set to Hit Record Low in 2026 Amid Demographic Crisis

By admin October 21, 2026 No comment

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Italy is expected to record another historic low in births in 2026, deepening its ongoing demographic crisis, according to national statistics bureau ISTAT. The country recorded 355,772 births in 2025, the lowest figure since Italian unification in 1861, marking the 17th consecutive year of decline. The downward trend continued in the first seven months of […]

Italian Police Detain 271 After Looting and Protests in Milan

By admin October 19, 2026 No comment

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Italian police detained 271 young people during unrest in Milan on Sunday, October 18, 2026, following protests over rising living costs and declining public services. Demonstrations escalated into clashes with police, store looting and property damage in the city centre. Officers in riot gear used tear gas and water cannons as groups of protesters set […]

Italy’s New Election Law Tests Opposition Unity

By admin October 8, 2026 No comment

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Italy’s parliament has approved a new electoral law that rewards broad pre-election alliances, with the largest coalition receiving a parliamentary majority bonus if it wins more than 42% of the vote. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition says the reform is aimed at creating more stable governments, but opposition parties argue it could have been designed […]

Italy’s Inflation Rises Above 4% as Energy Costs Surge

By admin September 30, 2026 No comment

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Italy’s EU-harmonised consumer prices rose 2.0% month-on-month in September, pushing annual inflation to 4.1%, up sharply from 3.2% in August. The increase was driven largely by soaring energy costs linked to turmoil in the Middle East. The latest figure was above the 3.8% median forecast from a Reuters poll of 17 analysts and marked Italy’s […]

Italy’s Colosseum Closes After Worker Dies in Accident

By admin September 24, 2026 No comment

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Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli ordered the Colosseum in Rome to remain closed until Thursday following the death of 22-year-old technician Andrea Moretti in an overnight workplace accident. Moretti died after falling several metres while installing a new lighting system inside the ancient amphitheatre. The Colosseum, built around 2,000 years ago, is Italy’s most

Salvini Calls League Congress as Party Faces Internal Tensions

By admin September 21, 2026 No comment

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Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini has called for an extraordinary party congress in October, as he faces internal criticism and declining support. Salvini announced the move at the League’s annual rally in Pontida, saying the party needed to remain united. The League has faced pressure from figures advocating a renewed focus […]

Italy Plans School Veil Ban and Cap on Foreign Students

By admin September 21, 2026 No comment

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Italy is preparing measures that would ban face coverings such as burqas and niqabs in schools and introduce a limit on the number of foreign students in each class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on September 20. She said the proposals would be presented to the Cabinet. Meloni also said parents of foreign students facing […]

Italy’s Senate Approves Meloni-Backed Electoral Reform Amid Opposition Fury

By admin September 15, 2026 No comment

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Italy’s Senate approved a controversial electoral reform on Tuesday, backed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s conservative coalition, despite strong opposition criticism. The proposed system would use fully proportional representation while granting a parliamentary majority to any alliance that wins more than 42% of the vote. The measure passed by 113 votes to 71 but