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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Friuli Venezia Giulia’s Massimiliano Fedriga has retained his position as Italy’s most popular regional governor with an approval rating of 65%, according to a new SWG poll for ANSA. The survey reveals a striking gap between the country’s best and worst-performing regional leaders.
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Albanian Foreign Minister Ferit Hoxha has told Rome that the controversial protocol allowing Italy to operate migrant centres on Albanian soil will not be extended beyond 2030. The reason being, he expects Albania to be an EU member state by then. The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from Italy’s opposition parties, who called the scheme […]
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