- Oct 5
Ericsson withdraws 131 Genoa layoffs after direct intervention by Italian premier Giorgia Meloni
Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson has cancelled planned collective redundancies for 131 workers at its Genoa facility following a direct phone call between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and company CEO Andrea Missori.
- Oct 5
Ex Ilva Taranto hot area to halt Friday as Genoa and Novi Ligure plants face shutdown by 15 November
Acciaierie d'Italia will suspend production in the Taranto hot area from 9 October after a Milan court rejected a request to delay the closure order. The company also announced a temporary general stop of the Genoa and Novi Ligure plants by 15 November.
- Oct 2
Italian unions launch general strike on 2 October over wages and fuel costs
A 24-hour general strike called by CSLE and Fi-Si will affect Italian transport, education, and healthcare on 2 October 2026.
- Oct 1
Genoa Boat Show opens with protocol dispute after Mayor Salis excluded from stage
The 66th International Boat Show opened at Genoa's Waterfront di Levante on 1 October 2026, prompting political friction when Mayor Silvia Salis was omitted from the inaugural ribbon cutting beside Giorgia Meloni.
- Oct 1
FAI Autumn Days 2026 will open 700 Italian cultural and craft sites across 350 cities
The 15th edition of Giornate FAI d'Autunno will take place on 10 and 11 October 2026, offering public access to 700 heritage and manufacturing sites across 350 Italian municipalities.
- Sep 30
Sarah Felberbaum confirms legal adoption of 21-year-old stepdaughter Gaia De Rossi
The 46-year-old Italian actress accepted a formal request from her husband Daniele De Rossi's eldest daughter following more than a decade of shared family life in Rome.
- Sep 23
Gimbe report shows 18 Italian regions met 2024 healthcare targets while 5.8 million forewent care
The Gimbe Foundation reported that 18 of 21 Italian regions met essential healthcare assistance levels in 2024, even as nearly 5.8 million citizens skipped prescribed medical visits.
- Sep 19
Giuseppe Conte leads Elly Schlein with 38% in Italian center-left primary poll
An Ipsos survey for Corriere della Sera shows Giuseppe Conte securing 38% of voter preferences over Elly Schlein at 22%, bolstered by support among left-wing and pacifist voters.
- Sep 13
Genoa earn first point in 1-1 draw with Frosinone as Colombo misses penalty
Johan Vásquez scored a second-half equaliser before being sent off as Genoa claimed their first Serie A point of the season in a 1-1 home draw against Frosinone.
- Sep 9
Five-year-old boy dies after falling from third-floor window in Genoa
Emergency responders in the Begato district attempted resuscitation after the child fell from a third-floor residence on Wednesday morning, as police opened an inquiry into the circumstances.
- Aug 21
Lightning knocks out Ventimiglia rail control room and halts trains across Liguria
A thunderstorm front generated over 37,000 lightning strikes in Liguria on 20 August, disabling computer systems at Ventimiglia station and stranding train services across the Italian Riviera.
- Aug 15
26-year-old stabs sister in Genoa then falls from fifth-floor window and dies
A 26-year-old man stabbed his 18-year-old sister during an argument in Genoa's San Teodoro district on 15 August 2026, then fell from a fifth-floor window and died on impact. The sister was hospitalised with minor injuries.
- Jul 29
308 Italian coastal municipalities hit by 1,073 extreme weather events since 2010, storm surges up 550% in five years
Legambiente's 2026 Beach Report, compiled with the Città Clima Observatory, finds that 48% of Italy's coastal municipalities have been struck by extreme weather since 2010. Storm surges alone rose 550% between 2022 and 2026, while over 40 million square metres of beach have been lost to erosion in the past 50 years.
- Jul 28
Raffaella Griggi named new host of Rai3's Chi l'ha visto?, succeeding Federica Sciarelli after 22 years
The Genoese journalist, an investigative correspondent with the programme since 2017, takes over the long-running missing-persons series on Rai3. The new season launches 23 September with a reinforced editorial team and studio segments also led by veteran reporters Francesco Paolo Del Re, Chiara Cazzaniga and Veronica Briganti.
- May 30
Genova bids farewell to scientist Monica Montefalcone and daughter Giorgia, lost in Maldives cave tragedy
Thousands gathered at San Francesco di Pegli church in Genova on Saturday for the funeral of marine scientist Monica Montefalcone and her daughter Giorgia Sommacal, who died alongside three others during a cave dive in the Maldives on 14 May.
