
- Oct 4
Police cite three men after anti-drug priest Don Coluccia faces threats during Rome march
Carabinieri cited three Tunisian nationals for aggravated threats after a group of about ten people surrounded anti-mafia priest Don Antonio Coluccia during a legality walk in Rome's Quarticciolo district on 3 October.

- Oct 1
Eni cuts fuel prices by 20% for agriculture as Italian station caps reach 11,500 sites
Eni launched a 20% fuel discount for Italian agricultural and fishing businesses on 2 October 2026, widening price-cap measures that now cover over 11,000 petrol stations nationwide.

- Sep 21
Italy launches €1 billion grocery card giving €1,000 to 1.17 million families
The Italian government has opened the 2026 edition of Carta Dedicata a Te, providing €1,000 across two instalments for over 1.17 million low-income households.

- Aug 27
Italian wine patriarch Vittorio Frescobaldi dies in Florence at age 97
Vittorio Frescobaldi, the 31st-generation leader of the 700-year-old Florentine winemaking family who partnered with Robert Mondavi and expanded Tuscan exports, has died in Florence at 97.
