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Budget bill amendments are causing issues. Giancarlo Giorgetti says Stabillity and Growth Pact not ideal. Giorgetti is looking at options to the escape clause

Giorgetti hunts for alternatives to the escape clause

May 20, 2026May 20, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Giorgetti hunts for alternatives to the escape clause

The European Commission says it is actively examining Italy’s request to extend Stability Pact flexibility to energy crisis spending. However, the signals from Brussels remain cautious, and the frugal bloc’s resistance has not softened. Meanwhile, Giorgetti is looking at alternatives to the escape clause.

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Prosecutors do not ask for terrorism charges to be added to list for Modena attacker

No terrorism charge for Modena attacker

May 20, 2026May 20, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on No terrorism charge for Modena attacker

Prosecutors have declined to pursue terrorism or racial hatred as aggravating factors against Salim El Koudri. His lawyer is seeking a mental health evaluation and new details emerge about the 31-year-old’s state of mind before and during Saturday’s attack in Modena.

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Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir

Italy demands apology after Ben-Gvir videos of flotilla detainees

May 20, 2026May 20, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy demands apology after Ben-Gvir videos of flotilla detainees

A diplomatic incident occurred between Rome and Tel Aviv on Wednesday after Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir posted videos of detained flotilla activists — including Italian citizens — being humiliated in Israeli custody.

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La-Minerva-Hotel-bathroom. the Orient Express La Minerva is named among the 16 most beautiful hotels in the world

Two Italian properties named among the World’s Most Beautiful Hotels

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Two Italian properties named among the World’s Most Beautiful Hotels

A Roman palazzo with echoes of Stendhal and a freshly restored Ligurian monastery that has defined the glamour of the Italian Riviera for decades: Italy has claimed two places on the prestigious Prix Versailles World’s Most Beautiful Hotels List 2026.

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Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino Image credit: Turin Book Fair 2026

Salone Internazionale del Libro closes with record visitors

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Salone Internazionale del Libro closes with record visitors

The 38th edition of the Salone Internazionale del Libro broke attendance records, filled halls beyond capacity, and confirmed that reading culture in Italy is not only alive but growing younger.

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man arrested for killing two women in abandoned building

Man confesses to killing two women on consecutive days

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Man confesses to killing two women on consecutive days

Mario Landolfi, a 48-year-old unemployed cocaine user from the Naples area, was arrested on Monday after admitting to killing two women by throwing them to their deaths in an abandoned construction site in Pollena Trocchia.

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Sal da Vinci comes a creditable fifth at 2026 Eurovision.

Italy finish fifth in Eurovision

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy finish fifth in Eurovision

A Neapolitan love song, a bridal tricolour, and five million Italians watching at home. Italy had plenty to celebrate at a 70th-anniversary Eurovision final shadowed by boycotts and political controversy.

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Meloni sends formal warning to EU re fiscal policy

Meloni issues formal warning to Brussels

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni issues formal warning to Brussels

In an unprecedented formal warning to the European Commission president, Italy’s prime minister has put her country’s participation in the EU’s flagship defence spending programme at risk.

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Sinner and Ruud with their trophies after Sinner won the 2026 Italian Open.

Sinner ends 50-year wait for national Italian Open win

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Sinner ends 50-year wait for national Italian Open win

Jannik Sinner took the Italian Open title on Sunday, defeating Caspar Ruud 6-4, 6-4. Sinner is the first Italian man to win the national open since Adriano Panatta in 1976.

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Car ramming in Modena leaves eight injured.

Car attack in Modena leaves eight seriously injured

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Car attack in Modena leaves eight seriously injured

A deliberate ramming attack on a busy shopping street in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday left eight people injured, two of them requiring leg amputations. Investigators rule out terrorism and point to a history of psychiatric illness in the 31-year-old suspect.

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sex and relationship education in schools now needs parental consent

Italy passes parental consent law for sex and relationship education

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026Deborah Cater
Quality of life across generations in Italy

Il Sole 24 Ore’s 2026 generational quality of life index

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Run-off votes in local elections Referendum votes

Italy’s local elections put immigration front and centre

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026Deborah Cater
80th anniversary of the Republic

Quirinale launches 80th anniversary website

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026Deborah Cater
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 Cater
24-hour transport strike back on after TAR ruling General strike

General strike to disrupt transport on 29 May

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Final stage of the Cammino '44 route Memorial to Monte Sole massacre. Image credit: www.cammino44.it

Cammino ’44: new walking route links Nazi-Fascist massacre sites

April 25, 2026April 25, 2026Deborah Cater
northern Italy sea trains start their 2026 services this weekend. By Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch) - http://www.bahnbilder.ch/picture/8276, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17185297

Northern Italy’s sea trains return

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026Deborah Cater

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