EU approves €18.3bn NRRP payment
The European Commission on Friday approved the payment of the seventh tranche of Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), worth €18.3 billion.
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Italy responds to deadly Botulism outbreaks
Italy’s health ministry said Friday it swiftly activated emergency protocols after two fatal botulism outbreaks in Sardinia and Calabria.
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Another suspected femicide – Foggia
A 46-year-old woman of Moroccan origin was stabbed to death in Foggia overnight in what investigators believe is the latest femicide in a disturbing trend across Italy, sources said on Thursday.
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Italian Magistrates defend Judiciary
Italy’s association of magistrates (ANM) issued a sharp rebuke on Thursday after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suggested recent court decisions related to migration showed a coordinated effort to undermine her government’s authority.
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Italy faces EU Infringement over Rai reform
Opposition lawmakers in Italy said Thursday that the European Commission will launch infringement proceedings against the country on Friday over a breach of the European Media Freedom Act. The action relates to the government’s failure to guarantee the independence of public broadcaster Rai from political influence.
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Strait of Messina Bridge approval received
Italy’s controversial plan to build a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland cleared its final hurdle on Wednesday, as the government’s €13.5-billion project received definitive approval from the CIPESS economic planning committee.
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Meloni blasts prosecution threat over Almasri case
Premier Giorgia Meloni has criticised the Rome Tribunal of Ministers. It appears the Tribunal is set to request prosecution of three senior government officials over the release of a Libyan general Almasri, wanted for war crimes.
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Man climbs David replica in Florence
A man was filmed scaling the replica of Michelangelo’s David in Florence early Sunday morning, prompting outrage and a police investigation.
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13 arrested in crackdown on Chinese mafia
Italian police have arrested 13 people in a nationwide operation targeting Chinese mafia and organised crime groups.
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On this day in history: birth of Cardinal Antonio Barberini
Antonio Barberini was born on 5 August 1607 in Rome, the youngest of six children to Carlo Barberini and Costanza Magalotti. Educated at the Collegio Romano, he followed his brothers into church service.
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