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The Salvini verdit in the Open Arms trial is scheduled for Friday 20th December 2024

League Prepares for Mobilisation Ahead of Salvini Verdict

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The League is ready to take action if its leader, Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, is convicted during a hearing scheduled for Friday, according to the party’s deputy leader, Andrea Crippa. The Salvini verdict will set the stall out on political limitations.

24-hour transport strike back on after TAR ruling

Italian Court Reinstates 24-Hour Transport Strike

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s regional administrative court (TAR) of Lazio has overturned a government order reducing a planned 24-hour transport strike to just four hours. The ruling, issued on Thursday afternoon, favours the USB union, which had appealed against the restriction.

Banner saying strike in Italian. 15 more strikes are planned in December

Fifteen strikes planned for December

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini has reiterated his commitment to ensuring public transport access for Italians. This as 15 strikes for December are planned, including a general strike.

Salvini at Messina Strait Bridge presentation. The CGIL is calling on the EC to block the Messina Bridge project. The project received final governmental approval on 6th August 2025

Messina Strait Bridge Project Updated to €13.5 Billion

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The planned bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy across the Messina Strait now has an updated cost of €13.5 billion.

Salvini attacks ‘politicised judiciary’

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Twelve migrants held in a repatriation detention center in Albania will soon return to Italy, as ordered by a Rome court. Deputy PM Matteo Salvini has sprung to the attack calling them ‘politicised judiciary’.

Prosecutors in the Salvini Open Arms case have been threatened. Image shows an Open Arms vessel at sea

Palermo prosecutors threatened over Salvini Open Arms case

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The three Palermo prosecutors who requested a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini in the Open Arms case have received thousands of abusive messages.

Palermo prosecutor asks for 6 years for Salvini in Open Arms case

September 15, 2024September 15, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Palermo prosecutors have requested a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini, accusing him of preventing 147 migrants from landing in Lampedusa in 2019, when he was Minister of the Interior in the Conte government. Salvini faces charges of kidnapping for his actions regarding the Spanish ship Open Arms.