Deborah Cater

On This Day: The Battle of Campaldino

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 11 June 1289, two armies met on a Tuscan plain and fought a battle whose consequences would shape the Italian Renaissance. The horrors of the Battle of Campaldino would find their way into one of the greatest poems ever written.

Decree regulating police use of AI approved

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Italy has passed legislation governing how the police can deploy AI tools, setting human oversight requirements and placing explicit limits on surveillance. It is in compliance with European regulations.

Meloni pledges further middle-class tax cuts,

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The premier used her address to Italy’s retailers association to set out her government’s economic priorities. She promised more tax cuts for middle earners, a crackdown on phantom businesses, and a defence of the high street against the online giants.

Beatrice Venezi backed by minister for La Fenice

Venezi formally contests La Fenice dismissal

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The conductor Beatrice Venezi has declared her sacking null and discriminatory, launching a legal challenge against the opera house that fired her before she ever raised a baton as its musical director.

On this day: death of composer Arrigo Boito

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 10 June 1918, Milan lost one of the most singular figures in Italian cultural life — Arrigo Boito. He was a composer who nearly destroyed his relationship with the country’s greatest opera composer, then went on to make him immortal.

Major transport strikes at end of Feb Train disruption. Transport strikes in November Grass roots unions walkout on 11 June 2026

Rail strike: Grass-roots unions confirm Thursday walkout

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Workers affiliated with CUB Trasporti and SGB will walkout from Thursday morning after talks at the transport ministry failed to produce results.

economy factors looking good apart from energy costs

Italy Economy: Housing market surges, industrial output up

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A trio of fresh data releases paints a mixed picture of the Italian economy. There is strong momentum in property and manufacturing, but a sharply higher energy bill on the horizon.

Un frame di Louis Dassilva in aula al termine della camera di consiglio della Corte di assise di Rimini che lo ha assolto per l'omicidio di Pierina Paganelli, anziana vicina di casa dell'unico imputato, assassinio avvenuto a Rimini il 3 ottobre del 2023, 10 giugno 2026. ANSA/ANNA DE MARTINO

Dassilva acquitted of Pierina Paganelli murder

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Louis Dassilva walked free in the early hours of Tuesday after a Rimini court acquitted him of the murder of 78-year-old Pierina Paganelli. This leaves one of Italy’s most high-profile recent criminal cases without a culprit.

Francesco Silvestro, the Forza Italia senator accused of rape

Forza Italia Senator apologises for remarks about accuser’s appearance

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Francesco Silvestro, a Forza Italia senator, has said sorry for comments dismissing the credibility of a woman who alleges he raped her in his office. He continues to deny any involvement in the alleged attack.

Itamar Ben-Gvir who is being investigated by Rome prosecutors over the detention and alleged torture over Global Sumud Flotilla activists.

Prosecutors register Ben-Gvir as suspect

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy has opened a criminal investigation into Israel’s far-right national security minister Ben-Gvir following the interception of a pro-Palestinian flotilla last month. Allegations include torture and kidnapping of activists, among them Italian nationals.