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Meloni tells Senate a fremework for nuclear power will be ready by summer in her weekly address. Meloni calls EU a Bureaucratic behemoth in Confindustria address

Meloni attacks EU as ‘bureaucratic behemoth’

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

24-hour transport strike back on after TAR ruling General strike

General strike to disrupt transport on 29 May

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Francesco Canizzaro took the polls for the centre-right in Reggio Calabria.

Centre-right holds Venice and seizes Reggio Calabria

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Run-off votes in local elections Referendum votes

Italy’s local elections put immigration front and centre

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Meloni pledges €150 million for Niscemi

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The premier returns to the landslide-hit Sicilian town of Niscemi four months on, as investigators examine authorisations granted over decades on an unstable hillside.

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

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.

Meloni sends formal warning to EU re fiscal policy

Meloni issues formal warning to Brussels

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

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.

Roberto Giachetti MP chains himself to parliamentary bench

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Roberto Giachetti, an Italia Viva lawmaker’s 12-day hunger strike culminated in a dramatic act of self-imprisonment inside the Chamber of Deputies. It forced a concession from the ruling majority on the long-paralysed parliamentary watchdog of Italy’s public broadcaster.

Superbonus scheme ends and businesses fear bankruptcy. Image by Borko Manigoda en Pixabay

Superbonus is reason for increased debt says Meloni

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended her government’s economic record during Premier’s Question Time in the Senate on Wednesday, blaming Italy’s rising public debt on the costly Superbonus scheme introduced by a previous administration.

Framework for return to nuclear power by summer

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s government will approve the framework for a return to nuclear power this summer, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told parliament on Wednesday. There was also discussion over housing, employment and healthcare in the Lower House.