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All the latest politics news and essential information from Italy.
Milan's Malpensa Airport officially named after Berlusconi
The airport changed its name in a ceremony on Friday to honour scandal-plagued former prime minister and billionaire Silvio Berlusconi, in a move criticised by local and national politicians.
Italy bans burqas in schools and limits foreign pupils per class
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet adopted a decree law on Thursday banning burqas and niqabs in schools and capping the number of students with a poor command of Italian per class.
What’s behind Meloni’s plan to cap foreign students and ban burqas in schools?
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made headlines over the weekend by pledging to ban burqas in schools and limit the number of non-Italian students in each class. But what’s really driving the clampdown?
Meloni says Italy to ban burqas in schools and limit foreign students
Italy will ban burqas and niqabs in schools and limit the number of foreign students per class, far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday.
Probe of doctors working with migrants sparks anger in Italy
Italian rights groups on Thursday criticised prosecutors for investigating doctors suspected of helping undocumented migrants to avoid being held in detention centres.
Italy and Spain extend tit-for-tat border checks in wake of migrant rush
Italy said on Tuesday it had extended for another 15 days its border checks for travellers from Spain, drawing a tit-for-tat response from Madrid in the ongoing spat between the two EU members.
Italy pays tribute to feminist trailblazer Bonino
Italy's political world turned out on Tuesday for the state funeral of Emma Bonino, a former government minister, EU commissioner and feminist fighter.
Italy’s Senate approves controversial electoral reform bill
Senators on Tuesday approved the latest version of a draft law designed to overhaul Italy’s voting system, with the bill now passing to the lower house of parliament.
Five of the big challenges facing Italy this September
With Italy preparing to go back to work, politicians will be turning their attention to the challenges ahead - and there are some big ones waiting when parliament reopens.
Meloni marks record in power with eye on 2027 elections
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday hailed Italy's new political stability but admitted failings as she celebrated her government becoming the longest-running in the country's postwar history.
How did the Meloni government become Italy's longest-lasting?
Giorgia Meloni's administration on Friday set a new record for the longest time in office - no small feat in a country known for political instability. But critics say she managed it mainly by doing very little with that time.
Will the European Union take up the climate fight after brutal heatwaves?
Is climate change set for a comeback as a top EU priority, after a deadly summer of record-breaking heatwaves across Europe?
Russia could try to influence Italy’s general election, foreign minister warns
The Italian government must "act early" against any potential interference from Russia in next year's election, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani warned on Wednesday.
'Nothing has changed': Meloni government set to become Italy's longest-lasting
Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government on Friday becomes the longest-lasting in Italy's postwar history – a notable record that belies considerable challenges ahead of elections next year.
Italy and Spain extend border checks for 15 days in migration row
Italy and Spain announced on Monday a 15-day extension of reciprocal border checks imposed in a spat over a migrant rush last month into the Spanish north African territory of Ceuta.
Ousted Ukraine defence chief accepts job advising Italian minister
Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov - whose sacking last month prompted rare wartime protests - on Friday said he had accepted a job working as an advisor to Italy's defence minister.
Six EU countries urge windfall tax on energy firms
Six EU countries are stepping up calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits soar due to the Middle East war, according to a letter seen by AFP Saturday.
Italy weighs inquiry into Venice femicide as six women killed since Ferragosto
The spate of killings around the August 15th holiday came in Italy's first summer since femicide was made a specific crime under the Meloni government.
EU pushes back as US revives trade pressure on bloc
The EU pushed back Friday at renewed trade pressure from the United States, as Washington said the bloc was enabling Chinese evasion of US tariffs and stepped up calls for it to roll back flagship green rules on businesses.
Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting
Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced Wednesday that they were excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition, as the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas will host Eurovision 2027.
A 20-year wait and fluent Italian: How the far right wants to tighten citizenship rules
As Italy’s governing parties race to appear tougher on citizenship, the new far-right Futuro Nazionale is demanding new rules plus "assimilation to Greco-Roman civilisation."
Heatwave hits evicted families sleeping rough in Rome
For hundreds of people recently kicked out of a social centre in Rome, extreme heat is proving an added strain on top of a dispute highlighting the Italian capital's housing crisis.
What's happening with border checks between Italy and Spain?
With border checks now in place both ways for people travelling between Italy and Spain, who exactly are they being applied to and what happens next?