Meloni attacks EU as ‘bureaucratic behemoth’
The Prime Minister used her annual speech to Confindustria to renew her assault on Brussels’ regulatory culture, calling it a bureaucratic behemoth, and pledge domestic reform.
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Confindustria proposes reallocation of €20billion in budget
Italy’s main employers’ federation, Confindustria, used its annual assembly to challenge both government and opposition to act together on tax burden and public spending reform. They want to put business back at the centre of economic policy and recommend a €20billion reallocation.
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Three workers die in separate workplace accidents
A forklift in Catania, a forklift in Reggio Emilia, a press in Lucca: three fatal workplace accidents in one day underline a toll that unions say claims an average of three lives every 24 hours.
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Il Sole 24 Ore’s 2026 generational quality of life index
Il Sole 24 Ore’s annual generational quality of life index reveals a country of deep regional inequalities, declining fertility, rising antidepressant use, and a generation of young people poorly served by both the labour market and the education system.
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General strike to disrupt transport on 29 May
A coalition of base unions has called a 24-hour general strike against military spending, precarious work, and the war in Gaza. There will be knock-on effects for rail, metro and bus passengers from Thursday evening.
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Centre-right holds Venice and seizes Reggio Calabria
Italy’s spring local elections have delivered a broadly stable map for the governing coalition, with one significant win: a crushing first-round victory in Reggio Calabria, which had been held by the centre-left for over a decade.
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Orient Express to revive the legendary Rome–Istanbul route
More than 140 years after the original Orient Express first pulled into Constantinople, Italy’s most celebrated luxury train is preparing to retrace the historic passage. Travellers can expect Michelin-starred dining, 1960s-inspired interiors, and a starting price of €20,000 per person on the Rome-Istanbul route.
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Italy’s local elections put immigration front and centre
From a League candidate in a hijab to a Tunisian-Italian councillor hopeful, the mayoral contests playing out across 750 Italian municipalities this weekend are shaping up as a dress rehearsal for the 2027 general election. The local elections are also a snapshot of a country in the midst of demographic change.
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Quirinale launches 80th anniversary website
As Italy approaches the 80th anniversary of the 1946 institutional referendum, the Presidency of the Republic is inviting citizens to share what the Republic means to them.
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Florence to marks anniversary of Via dei Georgofili bombing
A night vigil in Piazza della Signoria, a commemorative procession, and a conference on unresolved judicial questions will mark the anniversary of the 1993 Via dei Georgofili bombing on 26-27 May. The Cosa Nostra attack that killed five people in the heart of the city.
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