Rome Outlines a Plan for Taranto, and the City Weighs Steel Against Air

The government has set out its intentions for the ILVA works; the foreign press is watching a plant that has defined Puglia's industrial bargain for a decade

Italy's government has outlined plans for the Taranto steelworks, the plant at the centre of a long argument over jobs, pollution and the future of the South.

Francesca Lazzari · NATIONAL

Carney Pitches a 'New Alliance' in Brussels as Canada Eyes EU Association

The Canadian prime minister addressed the European Parliament a day after von der Leyen raised the prospect of associate membership

Canada's prime minister used a speech in Strasbourg to press for closer ties with Europe, shrugging off the threat of US retaliation.

Sergio Madrussan · INTERNATIONAL

Italy to Scrap Road Tax From 2027, and Piedmont's Motorists Do the Arithmetic

The Local Italy reports roughly 70 percent of vehicles on Italian roads would stop paying the annual tax — a relief for drivers and a hole in regional budgets.

Italy plans to abolish the annual road tax from 2027 for about 70 percent of vehicles, according to The Local Italy, raising questions about how regional road budgets are funded.

Lorenzo Ferraris · ECONOMY

World Rally Championship Moves Its Final Round From Saudi Arabia to Italy

BBC Sport reports the 2026 season finale will be staged in Italy because of unrest in the Middle East

BBC Sport reports the final round of the 2026 World Rally Championship will be held in Italy instead of Saudi Arabia because of ongoing unrest in the Middle East.

Tobia Marenghi · SPORT

Nine EU States Delay the New Border System, and the Alpine Crossings Wait

France, Italy and seven others have asked Brussels for more time before the Entry/Exit System goes live, the Guardian reports.

The Guardian reports that nine EU countries, France and Italy among them, have pushed back implementation of the bloc's new biometric border checks.

Camille Bréan

Italy to Scrap Road Tax From 2027, and Lombardy's Fleets Do the Arithmetic

The Local Italy reports roughly 70 percent of vehicles would stop paying the annual tax — a relief for households, a hole for regional budgets.

The Italian government plans to abolish the annual road tax from 2027 for about 70 percent of vehicles, according to The Local Italy.

Beatrice Comolli

Italy's Electricity Prices Stay Among Europe's Highest as Autumn Bills Loom

Consumer groups warn of another spike, and The Local Italy asks why Italians pay more than their neighbours.

Italian households and firms pay more for power than most European peers, and consumer groups expect another autumn increase, The Local Italy reports.

Beatrice Comolli

Rome to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles, and a Transit Region Reads the Fine Print

The Local Italy reports 70 percent of vehicles will stop paying the annual tax from 2027, a change with particular weight where freight crosses the Brenner

A national tax cut arrives in a province whose roads carry freight the whole continent depends on.

Klara Hofer

Nine EU States Push Back the New Border Checks, and the Brenner Watches

The Guardian reports France, Greece, Portugal and Italy among those asking for more time to bring in the Entry/Exit System at busy airports

The biometric border regime slips again, with the Alpine crossings already carrying their own checks.

Klara Hofer

Italy to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles from 2027

The Local Italy reports the levy will end for roughly 70 percent of cars on Italian roads, a change with particular weight in the Veneto's car-dependent belt.

From 2027, owners of about 70 percent of vehicles on Italy's roads will no longer pay the annual road tax, according to The Local Italy.

Tommaso Veronese

Nine EU States Delay EES Border Checks, and the Eastern Frontier Waits

France, Greece, Portugal and Italy are among those asking Brussels for more time to install the biometric entry-exit system

The EU's new biometric border system slips again, leaving the bloc's busiest land crossings — including Italy's eastern edge — without a firm start date.

Sergio Madrussan

Nine EU States Delay EES Border Checks Again, and the Ports Ask Who Pays

France, Greece and Italy among those pleading for more time to install the biometric entry-exit system at busy airports and ferry terminals

The Guardian reports nine EU countries have won another delay to the Entry/Exit System, leaving ferry ports like Genoa and Savona to improvise the roll-out.

Marina Doria

Italy to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles, and the Plain Counts Its Fleet

From 2027 some 70 percent of vehicles would pay nothing, a change the foreign press reports with an eye on hauliers and cooperatives

The Italian government plans to abolish the annual road tax for roughly seven in ten vehicles from 2027, according to The Local Italy.

Giulia Benati

Nine EU States Delay New Border Checks, and Italy's Airports Wait

France, Greece and Italy are among those asking Brussels for more time before the Entry/Exit System goes live in busy terminals

Nine EU countries including Italy have asked for more time to implement the EU's new Entry/Exit border checks, the Guardian reports.

Giulia Benati

Nine EU States Delay New Border Checks, and Tuscany's Autumn Arrivals Wait

France, Greece, Portugal and Italy ask Brussels for more time to bring in the Entry/Exit System at busy airports

The EU's new biometric border system slips again as holiday hotspots plead for time, leaving autumn visitors to Italy in the interim.

Costanza Bardi

Italy to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles, and Umbria's Hill Towns Count the Miles

From 2027 some 70 percent of vehicles will be exempt, a measure the foreign press reports without saying how the regions will fill the gap

A national motoring tax that has long funded regional road upkeep is to be abolished for most vehicles from 2027, according to The Local Italy.

Niccolò Mariani

Italy to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles, and the Districts Count the Cost

From 2027, roughly 70 percent of vehicles on Italian roads would pay nothing, according to The Local Italy.

A plan to abolish the annual road tax for most vehicles from 2027 raises a familiar question in the Marche: who pays for the roads the districts run on.

Elena Marcheggiani

Nine EU Countries Delay EES Border Checks Again, and the Adriatic Watches

France, Greece, Portugal and Italy are among those asking for more time to implement the new entry-exit system at busy airports.

Another delay to Europe's biometric border system keeps a question open for the Marche's Adriatic ports and the coastal economy that depends on them.

Elena Marcheggiani

Canada Pitches an EU 'New Alliance', and Rome Reads the Fine Print

Carney's speech to the European Parliament and von der Leyen's 'associate member' idea put defence, tech and energy cooperation on the table

Canada's prime minister used a speech in Strasbourg to propose a closer alliance with Europe, shrugging off American threats of retaliation.

Davide Ruspoli

Italy to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles From 2027

The Local Italy reports about 70 percent of vehicles on Italian roads would no longer pay the annual charge

A reported plan to abolish the annual road tax for most vehicles from 2027 raises the question of what replaces the revenue.

Davide Ruspoli

Rome to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles, and the Apennines Take Stock

From 2027, owners of roughly 70 percent of Italy's vehicles would stop paying the annual tax, The Local Italy reports.

A plan to abolish the annual road tax for most Italian vehicles would land hardest on the hill towns and mountain provinces where the car is the only link to work, school and hospital.

Marco Di Sante

Italy's Power Bills Stay Among Europe's Highest as Autumn Demand Looms

Consumer groups warn of another spike this autumn, The Local Italy reports, with Italian households paying more than their European neighbours.

Italy's electricity remains among the most expensive in Europe, a burden that falls differently on mountain households that heat with power and on the manufacturers that anchor Abruzzo's valleys.

Marco Di Sante

Italy to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles, and the Empty Interior Counts Its Cars

From 2027 roughly 70 percent of vehicles will be exempt, a relief in a region where the car is not optional

The Italian government plans to abolish the annual road tax for about 70 percent of vehicles from 2027, according to The Local Italy, a change that lands differently where distances are long and buses are few.

Antonio Petrella

Italy's Power Bills Among Europe's Highest, and Naples Feels the Squeeze

As consumer groups warn of another autumn spike, Campania's households and small firms weigh a cost the foreign press calls a structural problem

International coverage reports Italy pays more for electricity than its European neighbours, a burden that lands hardest on the South's smaller businesses.

Rosaria Esposito

Italy to Scrap Road Tax From 2027, and the South Counts Its Cars

Foreign coverage reports about 70 percent of vehicles will be exempt, a measure whose effects will be felt most where car ownership is a necessity

Italy plans to abolish the annual road tax for most vehicles from 2027, a change the foreign press reports will affect roughly seven in ten cars on Italian roads.

Rosaria Esposito

Why Italy's Electricity Costs More, and What It Means in the Interior

Consumer groups warn of another autumn spike as the foreign press explains the gap with Italy's European neighbours

Italian households pay more for power than most of their European neighbours, and consumer groups expect bills to rise again this autumn.

Niccolò Mariani

Italy's Electricity Prices Among Europe's Highest, and Industry Feels It First

The Local Italy reports consumer groups warning of another autumn spike, in a country where power already costs more than for most neighbours.

Italian electricity prices are among the highest in Europe and consumer groups warn of a further spike this autumn, according to The Local Italy.

Lorenzo Ferraris

Italy to Scrap the Road Tax for Most Vehicles From 2027

The Local Italy reports the levy will end for roughly seventy percent of the national fleet, a change that lands hardest on regional budgets

Rome plans to abolish the annual vehicle tax for about seventy percent of cars from 2027, a measure with direct consequences for regional roads and logistics fleets.

Marina Doria

Italy's High Power Bills, and the Alpine Valley That Sells the Current

As foreign coverage examines why Italians pay more for electricity than their neighbours, the Valle d'Aosta's hydroelectric surplus sits at the centre of the argument.

The Local Italy asks why Italian households pay among Europe's highest power prices; the answer runs through the dams above Aosta.

Camille Bréan

Canada Pitched as the EU's First Associate Member, and an Island Weighs What That Means

Carney's speech to the European Parliament and von der Leyen's offer of closer cooperation on tech, defence and energy reach a bloc that has spent the year arguing about its own borders

Canada's prime minister pressed a new alliance with Europe in Strasbourg while the EU chief floated Canada as the bloc's first associate member, a proposal with no settled meaning.

Gavino Sanna

Nine EU Countries Delay the Entry-Exit System Again, Citing Airport Pressure

France, Greece, Portugal and Italy are among the states asking for more time to bring in the biometric border checks, according to the Guardian.

Nine EU countries have further postponed implementation of the Entry-Exit System, with holiday hotspots including France, Greece, Portugal and Italy pleading for more time at busy airports.

Adriana Sole

San Siro Turns 100, and a Former Defender Says Its Days Are Numbered

The Guardian marks the centenary of Milan's stadium with Alessandro Costacurta, who calls it an icon that no longer works

Milan's San Siro turns 100 this weekend, and one of the players who graced it tells the Guardian the ground is beautiful but not functional.

Tobia Marenghi

Italy's Power Bills Are Among Europe's Highest, and Autumn Brings Another Warning

Consumer groups expect a fresh spike in energy costs; the foreign press asks why Italian households pay more than their neighbours

As consumer groups warn of another rise in energy bills this autumn, foreign coverage examines why Italian electricity costs more than in much of Europe.

Francesca Lazzari

Italy's Power Bills Among Europe's Highest, and the South Pays First

The Local reports consumer groups warning of another autumn spike, as households already pay more than their neighbours

Italy's electricity prices sit among the highest in Europe, and consumer groups warn of a further spike this autumn.

Pietro Lasorsa

Rome to Scrap Road Tax From 2027, and the South Counts the Miles

The measure would exempt roughly seven in ten vehicles, a relief in a region where car ownership is a necessity, not a choice.

Italy plans to abolish its annual road tax from 2027, exempting about 70 percent of vehicles on the country's roads.

Saverio Gallo

Rome to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles, and Sardinia's Interior Does the Arithmetic

From 2027 some 70 percent of Italian vehicles would pay no annual road tax, a measure the foreign press reads as relief for the mainland's car-dependent periphery

Italy plans to abolish the annual road tax for roughly seven in ten vehicles from 2027, a change with particular weight on an island where the car is often the only way out of the village.

Gavino Sanna

The Children Who Do Not Want to Go Home

A Guardian report on Ukrainian children evacuated to the Italian Alps asks what a country owes those it shelters, and what it owes those who wish to keep them.

Editorial Board

Brussels Draws a Line at Thirteen

The EU's plan to bar under-thirteens from social media is a rare assertion of collective will, and it will be judged in Italian households before it is judged in Brussels.

Editorial Board