- 21h ago
Incendiary Attack on Journalist Reporting on Caivano Mafia Triggers Political Condemnation in Italy
Adriano Cappellari's home in Enego was struck by an explosive device around 23:30 on 30 May; a masked assailant left a letter threatening the 20‑year‑old journalist, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and anti‑mafia priest Don Maurizio Patriciello.
- 2d ago
Italy's Meloni Urges EU Border Coordination as Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Spreads in Central Africa
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called on European Union leaders to strengthen border surveillance coordination in response to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, as the WHO reports over 900 suspected cases.
- 3d ago
EU Cohesion Funds Become Flashpoint in Energy Crisis Response as Regions Push Back
The European Commission has urged member states to repurpose existing cohesion funds to tackle the energy crisis, but the proposal has sparked a fierce backlash from regional leaders who accuse Brussels of treating long-term investment budgets like an emergency 'ATM'.
- 6d ago
Confindustria's Orsini warns of EU 'industrial desert' and demands energy reform at annual assembly
Confindustria president Emanuele Orsini issued a stark warning about European deindustrialisation and called for a 'great act of responsibility' from politicians during the annual assembly in Rome, attended by President Mattarella and Premier Meloni.
- 6d ago
Center-right's Venturini wins Venice mayoral race in first round, dealing blow to left
Simone Venturini, the center-right candidate, won Venice's mayoral election outright with 53% of the vote, avoiding a runoff and extending the right's 11-year rule. His victory prompted a taunting tweet from Premier Giorgia Meloni to opposition leader Elly Schlein.
