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Giulio Regeni documentary - officials sacked over refusal of funding

Italy’s culture minister fires top officials over Regeni documentary

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy’s culture minister fires top officials over Regeni documentary

Alessandro Giuli has dismissed the head of his technical secretariat and his personal secretariat chief. The sackings follow revelations that public funding was refused for the Regeni documentary about the murdered Italian researcher.

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artist impression of messina Strait bridge project. Image credit: Webuild Messina bridge decree rewritten by government

Italy’s Parliament passes Messina Bridge decree

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy’s Parliament passes Messina Bridge decree

The Chamber of Deputies has approved the decree resetting the legal framework for the Strait of Messina Bridge. However, buried in the legislation is a funding delay with the bulk of investment pushed to 2030–2034. Therefore, the bridge itself is no closer to becoming reality.

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Meloni at EPC, Yerevan, 4 May 2026. Shre told reporters she didn't agree with proposed US troop withdrawal in Italy. Electoral law reform loss for coalition Image Credit: Handle

Meloni pushes back on US troop withdrawal

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni pushes back on US troop withdrawal

Italy’s prime minister has publicly opposed US troop withdrawal from Italian soil. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares to visit Rome and the Vatican in an attempt to ease a deepening transatlantic rift over the Iran war.

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The new Housing Plan promises 100,000 properties in the next 10 years

Ambitious Housing Plan launched

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Ambitious Housing Plan launched

€10 billion over ten years, 100,000 new homes, 60,000 regenerated units and simplified rules for private buyers. The new housing plan, the Piano Casa, is the government’s most sweeping domestic policy announcement since taking office.

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Meloni in Nicosia speaking to reporters about NATO, Trump and the US-Spain tensions

Meloni calls US-Spain NATO tensions ‘not positive’

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni calls US-Spain NATO tensions ‘not positive’

Speaking on the sidelines of an informal EU summit in Nicosia, Italy’s prime minister warned that NATO must be strengthened, even as she acknowledged a silence from Washington following her public rebuke of Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV.

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opposition oppose security decree which passed in parliament's lower house today.

Parliament approved Security Decree as opposition sang ‘Bella Ciao’

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Parliament approved Security Decree as opposition sang ‘Bella Ciao’

Parliament approved the security decree just hours before its deadline. However, the government simultaneously scrambled to patch a constitutionally contentious clause on lawyer incentives for migrant voluntary returns.

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Vladimir Solovyov. By LSlutsky.Ru, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=180907175

Kremlin’s mouthpiece Solovyov hurls obscene insults at Meloni

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Kremlin’s mouthpiece Solovyov hurls obscene insults at Meloni

Russian state television presenter Vladimir Solovyov, the Kremlin’s most prominent propaganda voice, launched a foul-mouthed attack on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on live television on Tuesday, prompting Italy to summon the Russian ambassador in formal protest.

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Mattarella refuses to sign key provision in Security decree

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Mattarella refuses to sign key provision in Security decree

The government is racing against a Liberation Day deadline to salvage its flagship security decree. President Sergio Mattarella signalled he cannot sign off on a controversial €615 incentive for lawyers who secure the voluntary repatriation of migrant clients.

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Zelensky and Meloni agree deeper defence ties. Image credit: Palazzo Chigi Images made available under licence CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 IT

Meloni and Zelensky agree on deeper defence ties

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Meloni and Zelensky agree on deeper defence ties

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Palazzo Chigi on Wednesday as Italy and Kyiv announced plans for joint drone production and closer air defence ties. Meloni used the summit to restate her unwavering commitment to Ukraine just hours after Donald Trump publicly attacked her judgment.

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Silvia Salis, the centre-left candidate who has taken the Genoa seat. as Mayor

Genoa mayor Salis would consider running against Meloni

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Genoa mayor Salis would consider running against Meloni

Silvia Salis, the former Olympic athlete turned mayor of Genoa, has said she would at least consider a challenge to Giorgia Meloni if the centre-left asked her to stand. However, she was careful to add that her mandate, and her loyalty to Genoa’s voters, come first.

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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

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