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Nine EU States Win More Time on New Border Checks
France, Greece and Italy among those granted a further delay to the Entry/Exit System, as Alpine crossing points brace for the rollout
The Guardian reports that nine EU countries, Italy among them, have secured another postponement of the biometric Entry/Exit System at their busiest airports and land borders.
Klara Hofer · INTERNATIONAL
Etna Closes Catania Airport as Ash Halts Sicilian Traffic
The Local Italy reports flights suspended at Sicily's main eastern gateway after the volcano spewed ash on Monday
An eruption of Mount Etna shut Catania airport to air traffic, the latest reminder that living beneath Europe's most active volcano carries a transport bill.
Rosaria Esposito · REGIONAL
Europe Issued a Record 3.9 Million Residence Permits in 2025
New EU data show the highest number since records began, a ten percent rise on 2024. The wire does not yet break the figure down by member state.
Residence permits issued to non-EU citizens across the European Union reached their highest level on record last year, according to new data reported by The Local Italy.
Saverio Gallo · NATIONAL
Venice Closes With a Golden Lion for 'Woman Unknown' and a Jury Prize for 'NAZA'
Foreign critics read the winners' list as an answer to the festival's own record on female directors
May el-Toukhy became the eighth woman to take the Golden Lion, while a Guardian-produced film on Gaza won the special jury prize.
Eleonora Vanzetti · CULTURE
Regional dispatches
A Wave on the Vatican Facade, and a Lagoon That Knows the Argument
Pope Leo XIV opens an exhibition on the power of water at the Apostolic Library, Euronews reports
The Vatican has opened an exhibition on water at its Apostolic Library, its facade covered by a giant wave — a theme the Veneto reads differently from anyone else.
Tommaso Veronese
Nine EU States Delay New Border System, and Trieste Watches
France, Greece and Portugal win more time for the Entry/Exit System; Italy's eastern frontier braces for its own timetable
The Guardian reports that nine EU countries have further postponed the rollout of the bloc's biometric border checks, citing pressure on busy airports.
Sergio Madrussan
Residence Permits in Europe Hit Record High, Foreign Press Reports
The Local Italy cites EU data showing 3.9 million permits issued in 2025, a ten percent rise on the previous year
European Union countries issued a record 3.9 million residence permits to non-EU citizens in 2025, according to data reported by The Local Italy.
Sergio Madrussan
Nine EU States Push Back the Border-System Switch Again
France, Greece, Portugal and Italy win more time to make the Entry/Exit System work at busy airports and ports.
The EU's automated Entry/Exit System slips again as nine member states, Italy among them, say their airports and ports cannot absorb the change this season.
Marina Doria
Brussels Weighs a Rewrite of Schengen Visa Rules and Fees
The Commission says it wants visa policy more coherent and secure while easing legitimate travel.
The European Commission is considering a revision of Schengen short-stay visa rules and fees, a change that would reach every consulate that issues them.
Marina Doria
Nine EU States Win More Time on Border Checks as Italy Joins the Delay
France, Greece, Portugal and Italy ask Brussels for room to install the EU's new entry-exit system at busy airports
The Guardian reports nine EU countries, Italy among them, have won a further delay to the bloc's biometric entry-exit system, citing pressure on crowded airports.
Giulia Benati
Nine EU States Delay New Border Checks, and Umbria's Inland Towns Wait
France, Greece, Portugal and Italy are among those granted more time to bring in the EU's Entry/Exit System, the Guardian reports
The EU's new biometric border system has been postponed again for nine countries including Italy, leaving the question of who it is actually built for unanswered in the slow interior.
Niccolò Mariani
Oasis to Play Rome in 2027, and the Interior Counts the Distance
The band announced a new world tour on Monday with dates in Paris, Munich, Barcelona and Rome, according to The Local Italy
Oasis will return to Rome in 2027, the band announced, in a tour that confirms the capital's place on the European stadium circuit and leaves the question of the interior exactly where it was.
Niccolò Mariani
Nine EU States Push Back the EU's New Border Checks, and Italy Is Among Them
Holiday hotspots plead for more time to install the Entry/Exit System at busy airports
The Guardian reports nine EU countries, Italy among them, have won further delay to the biometric Entry/Exit System at their busiest airports.
Elena Marcheggiani
Nine EU States Delay Digital Border Checks, and Rome Watches the Clock
France, Greece, Portugal and Italy win more time before the EU's Entry/Exit System goes live at busy airports
The Guardian reports that nine EU countries, Italy among them, have won a further delay to the bloc's new digital border system, citing pressure on crowded airports.
Davide Ruspoli
A Wave Against the Vatican Library, and a Papal Signal on Water
Pope Leo XIV opens an exhibition on the power of water at the Apostolic Library, its façade given over to a giant installation
Euronews reports that a giant wave now covers part of the Vatican Apostolic Library's historic façade as Pope Leo XIV opens a new exhibition on water.
Davide Ruspoli
Europe Issues Record Residence Permits as Molise Keeps Losing People
The EU granted 3.9 million permits in 2025, a ten percent rise, The Local Italy reports
European Union countries issued a record 3.9 million residence permits to non-EU citizens in 2025, a ten percent increase on the previous year.
Antonio Petrella
Nine EU States Delay Border Checks, and Naples Keeps Waiting
The Guardian reports France, Greece, Portugal and Italy among those granted more time to roll out the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System
The EU's long-promised biometric border system slips again, leaving the bloc's busiest Mediterranean gateways, Naples among them, in limbo.
Rosaria Esposito
Nine EU States Delay EU Border Checks, and Puglia's Airports Breathe Out
Italy joins France, Greece and Portugal in asking Brussels for more time before the Entry/Exit System goes live, the Guardian reports.
The EU's new biometric border system has been pushed back again, giving Bari and Brindisi a longer runway before non-EU arrivals meet the new scanners.
Francesca Lazzari
Etna's Ash Shuts Catania Airport, and the South's Air Links Shift Again
Sicily's main eastern gateway suspended traffic on Monday as the volcano threw ash, The Local Italy reports.
Catania closed to air traffic on Monday as Mount Etna erupted, the latest reminder of how thin the air connections across southern Italy can be.
Francesca Lazzari
Nine EU States Delay New Border System, and Italy's Ports Wait
France, Greece and Portugal asked Brussels for more time. Italy is named among the countries where the entry-exit checks have slipped.
The EU's long-planned biometric border system has been pushed back again in nine member states, with holiday airports pleading for time they say they need.
Saverio Gallo
Nine EU States Delay New Border Checks as Sicily Waits at the Frontier
France, Greece, Portugal and Italy are among those granted more time to install the Entry/Exit System, the biometric regime meant to replace passport stamping at Europe's external borders.
Nine EU countries have won further delay in implementing the bloc's new biometric border checks, a system whose Mediterranean edge runs through Sicily.
Concetta Vassallo
Etna Closes Catania Airport, and Sardinia Reads the Island Lesson
The Local Italy reports Sicily's main airport shut by volcanic ash, a reminder of how thin an island's air links are
Catania suspended air traffic on Monday as Mount Etna threw ash over Sicily's eastern coast, the latest reminder of how quickly an island can lose its connections.
Gavino Sanna
Nine EU States Delay New Border Checks, and Italy's Islands Wait
The Guardian reports France, Greece, Portugal and Italy among those seeking more time for the Entry/Exit System at busy ports and airports
Nine EU countries have pushed back implementation of the bloc's new biometric border checks, the Guardian reports, with holiday hotspots pleading for time at busy airports.
Gavino Sanna
Nine EU States Delay New Border System, and Italy's Ports Wait Again
France, Greece, Portugal and Italy among those granted more time to bring the Entry/Exit System online at busy airports
The EU's biometric border system is postponed again, leaving Italy's airports and its Schengen neighbours to manage another season of half-implemented checks.
Adriana Sole
A Swiss Lakeside Biennale of Photography, as the Guardian's Picture Desk Sees It
Vevey's tenth photography biennale opens with fifty works; the paper's head of photography makes the selection
The Guardian sent its global head of photography to the tenth Images Vevey biennale and published her picks from the fifty works on show.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Nine EU States Push Back the Bloc's New Border Checks
France, Greece, Portugal and Italy among those granted more time to install the Entry/Exit System at busy airports
The Guardian reports that nine EU countries have won another delay to the Entry/Exit System, the biometric border regime meant to replace passport stamping.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Nine EU States Delay EES Border Checks as Alpine Crossings Wait
France, Italy and neighbours win more time before biometric entry-exit system goes live at busy land frontiers
Nine EU countries have pushed back the launch of the bloc's biometric border system, leaving Alpine crossings such as Mont Blanc in a holding pattern.
Camille Bréan
Nine EU States Stall the EES Again, and Milan's Airports Breathe
France, Greece, Portugal and Italy are among the governments buying more time before biometric border checks go live
The Guardian reports nine EU countries have pushed back the EU Entry/Exit System once more, easing the autumn pressure on Malpensa and Linate.
Beatrice Comolli
Nine EU States Delay New Border Checks, and Italy's Airports Breathe
France, Greece, Portugal and Italy among those granted more time to bring in the Entry/Exit System at busy terminals
The Guardian reports that nine EU countries, Italy among them, have won further delay to the biometric Entry/Exit System, easing pressure on airports before the ski and winter seasons.
Tommaso Veronese
Opinion
The Border That Keeps Moving
Nine EU states have won another delay to the Entry/Exit System, and Italy's airports are among those pleading for time.
Editorial Board
The Argument She Won
The obituaries of Emma Bonino, written abroad, measure Italy by a single long contest with the Vatican.
Editorial Board