Former Milan city planning officials and top executives faced preliminary questioning on Wednesday as part of a major corruption investigation into the city’s urban development sector. The case, led by the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office, centres on suspected favouritism and false declarations in the approval of construction projects between public officials and private developers.
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Matteo Ricci, a Member of the European Parliament for the Democratic Party (PD) has confirmed that he is under investigation for corruption. The probe relates to contracts awarded during his time as mayor of Pesaro, between 2014 and 2019. Ricci is also the centre-left candidate for president of the Marche Region.
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The judge overseeing the Garlasco murder inquiry has ruled that “fingerprint 33” will not be included in the ongoing evidentiary hearing. The print, found on a wall inside the Poggi home, had previously been linked by investigators to Andrea Sempio, who is under fresh investigation for the 2007 murder of Chiara Poggi.
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Italy’s Senate has unanimously approved a landmark bill that formally recognises femicide as a distinct criminal offence. The femicide bill, which passed with 161 votes in favour and none against, introduces life imprisonment for anyone who kills a woman “with acts of discrimination or hatred… because she is a woman,” or to suppress her rights, […]
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Politicians from across Italy’s political spectrum have condemned the vandalism of a marble plaque marking the site where the body of Socialist MP Giacomo Matteotti was found in 1924 following his assassination by Fascist agents.
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Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala has denied any wrongdoing. He is currently under investigation in a major corruption probe involving urban planning projects in the city.
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Italy has joined 24 other countries in signing a joint statement demanding an immediate end to Israel’s war in Gaza. They cited the escalating humanitarian crisis and the urgent need for a ceasefire.
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Reggia di Caserta has cancelled a controversial concert by Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, originally set for July 27 as part of the “Un’Estate da Re” summer festival. The decision followed days of mounting pressure from Italian authorities, Ukrainian organisations, and Russian dissidents.
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A rare, fully sealed Etruscan tomb has been unearthed in central Italy by a team from Baylor University. It is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in recent decades.
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The European Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into the European Commission’s handling of a 12-year-long pollution case linked to the Ilva steel plant in Taranto, southern Italy, EuroNews first reported.
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