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Ukrainian Children in the Italian Alps Resist Kyiv's Call to Return
A Guardian investigation follows evacuated minors who built lives in mountain villages and now face pressure to go home
Thousands of Ukrainian children evacuated to state care in Italy and elsewhere were meant to return; many, settled in Alpine villages, refuse.
Klara Hofer · INTERNATIONAL
Carney Pitches a 'New Alliance' with Europe as Brussels Floats Associate Membership
Canada's prime minister addresses the European Parliament, and the Commission raises the prospect of a first associate member.
Canada's prime minister used a speech to the European Parliament to press for closer ties with the bloc, as the Commission floated the idea of Canada becoming its first associate member.
Adriana Sole · INTERNATIONAL
Rome Outlines a Future for Taranto's Steelworks, and the City Weighs It
Foreign coverage reports a government plan for the ILVA plant, the largest single industrial question in southern Italy
The Italian government has set out plans for the Taranto steelworks, according to foreign coverage, reopening the long argument over jobs, health and the city's air.
Francesca Lazzari · ECONOMY
Etna Quietens and Catania Reopens, but the Ash Ledger Is Not Settled
Two days of suspended flights at Sicily's eastern gateway show how a volcano and an airport now share the same weather report
Catania airport reopened on Tuesday after an Etna eruption grounded flights for two days, a reminder that Sicily's busiest gateway sits inside a volcano's reach.
Concetta Vassallo · REGIONAL
Regional dispatches
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
The Commission proposes simpler rules for foreign diplomas, a change that matters most to regions that import skilled labour
New EU legislation would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc, addressing a longstanding complaint among skilled migrants.
Beatrice Comolli
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
The European Commission proposes simpler rules for recognising foreign diplomas, a change with consequences for Alpine labour shortages
New Commission legislation would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc.
Klara Hofer
A Dolomites Refuge Above the Clouds, and the Eco-Building Behind It
The Guardian climbed to Santnerpass, a mountain hut it calls a marvel of eco-building and vegetarian cuisine.
The Guardian's ascent to the Santnerpass refuge in the Dolomites finds a striking piece of eco-building and a kitchen without meat.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Foreign Qualifications
A European Commission proposal would make it simpler for non-EU citizens to have their professional credentials recognised inside the bloc.
The European Commission has proposed new rules to ease recognition of professional qualifications for non-EU citizens, a longstanding complaint of skilled migrants in Italy and across the EU.
Tommaso Veronese
Ukrainian Children in Italian Care Weigh a Future in the EU
A Guardian investigation follows evacuees placed in Alpine villages who resist Kyiv's call to return, raising questions for Italy's eastern border regions
Thousands of Ukrainian children evacuated into state care across Europe, including Italy, are caught between Kyiv's wish to bring them home and their own wish to stay.
Sergio Madrussan
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
The European Commission's proposal could cut paperwork for foreign-trained workers, a live question for Genoa's port and shipyards
New EU legislation would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc.
Marina Doria
Brussels Moves to Recognize Foreign Degrees, and the Plain Counts Its Vacancies
A Commission proposal would ease recognition of non-EU professional qualifications, a change felt hardest where engineering and food firms cannot fill posts.
The European Commission has proposed new rules to make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognized across the bloc.
Giulia Benati
Ukrainian Children in Italian Care Resist Return, and the Plain Weighs Its Welcome
The Guardian reports that thousands of children evacuated from Ukraine in 2022 do not wish to go home, raising questions for the Italian communities that received them.
The Guardian reports that Ukrainian children placed in Italian care after the 2022 invasion are resisting Kyiv's efforts to bring them home.
Giulia Benati
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
The Commission proposes simpler rules for foreign diplomas, a change that matters in a region that imports its doctors, nurses and vineyard managers
New EU legislation would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc, The Local Italy reported.
Costanza Bardi
At the Lyon Biennale, Art and the Economy Share a Room
The 18th edition gathers 120 artists from 42 countries under a title about dreaming — and about what dreams cost
Le Monde reports that the Lyon Biennale's 18th edition, titled 'Passer d'un rêve à l'autre', brings together 120 artists from 42 countries until December 13.
Costanza Bardi
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
A Commission proposal would simplify how foreign diplomas are validated across the bloc, a question felt keenly in Italy's ageing interior
The European Commission has proposed new rules to make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised inside the bloc.
Niccolò Mariani
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
A Commission proposal would simplify how foreign diplomas are recognised, a question the Marche's ageing districts know well
The European Commission has proposed new rules to make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc.
Elena Marcheggiani
Macron's Vatican Ties Strain Ahead of Leo XIV's Paris Visit
Le Monde reports the French president's repeated breaches of protocol have been read in Rome as attempts to instrumentalise the papacy.
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Paris, Le Monde reports that Emmanuel Macron's handling of the Vatican has left relations strained.
Davide Ruspoli
Brussels Proposes Easier Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
The European Commission's draft rules target a complaint common among professionals who move to the bloc from outside it.
New European Commission legislation would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised inside the bloc.
Davide Ruspoli
Abruzzo's Shrinking Villages Look to Brussels on Foreign Qualifications
An EU proposal to ease recognition of non-EU professional qualifications lands in a region losing residents faster than it can replace them
The European Commission wants professional qualifications earned outside the bloc recognised more easily, a change that matters most where workers are scarce.
Marco Di Sante
Brussels Moves to Recognise Foreign Qualifications, and the Empty South Counts Its Doctors
A Commission proposal would ease recognition of non-EU professional credentials — a question Molise knows from the other side of the desk
The European Commission has proposed new rules to make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc.
Antonio Petrella
Brussels Plans a Social Media Ban for Under-13s, and the Smallest Region Watches
The Commission's age-limit proposal would bind platforms across the EU; in Italy's emptiest province, the question is what fills the gap it leaves
The European Union has set out plans to ban social media for children under 13 and allow only supervised access until 15.
Antonio Petrella
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
The European Commission proposes simpler rules for recognising foreign professional credentials, a change with particular weight in the South
A new EU proposal would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc.
Rosaria Esposito
Brussels Moves on Foreign Qualifications, and Sicily Counts Who Is Waiting
New Commission rules would ease recognition of non-EU professional credentials, a longstanding obstacle for migrants already living and working in Italy
The European Commission has proposed making it easier to recognise non-EU professional qualifications, addressing a complaint common among migrants to the bloc.
Concetta Vassallo
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Foreign Qualifications Across the EU
The Commission proposes simpler rules for non-EU citizens, a change that touches Puglia's farms, ports and clinics
New European Commission proposals would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised inside the bloc.
Francesca Lazzari
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
The Commission's proposal would speed up credential checks for foreign professionals, a question felt sharply in Italy's emptying interior
A European Commission proposal would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised inside the bloc.
Pietro Lasorsa
A Pope in Paris, and the Vatican's Careful Distance
Le Monde reports strained relations between the French presidency and the Holy See ahead of Leo XIV's visit
Le Monde describes a French president who courts popes and a Vatican wary of being drawn into his politics, ahead of a papal visit to Paris.
Pietro Lasorsa
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
The European Commission proposes simpler rules for recognising professional qualifications held by non-EU citizens, a longstanding obstacle for migrants and emigrants alike.
New EU legislation would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc.
Saverio Gallo
EU Plans Under-13 Social Media Ban, and Italy Watches the Age Line
Brussels proposes strict age limits for social media, games and AI assistants, with supervised access permitted up to fifteen.
The European Union has set out plans to ban social media for children under 13, with limited supervised access until fifteen.
Saverio Gallo
Venice Embraced a Gaza Documentary. Its Directors Now Face Threats.
The festival's Sala Grande stood for NAZA; the backlash that followed has reached death threats, the Guardian reports.
A Gaza documentary won ovations in Venice and vitriol in Israel, where its directors face death threats amid an election campaign.
Eleonora Vanzetti
EU Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
Brussels proposes simpler rules for recognising foreign diplomas, a reform that matters to Turin's engineering and aerospace employers
The European Commission has proposed new rules to make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Macron's Vatican Ties Under Strain Before Pope's Paris Visit
Le Monde reports that the French president's eagerness for papal relations has bred friction as Rome prepares a visit north of the Alps
Le Monde reports that Emmanuel Macron's repeated gestures toward the Vatican have strained relations ahead of a papal visit to Paris.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
A Commission proposal would simplify how foreign diplomas are recognised, a question felt keenly in the Alps' seasonal labour market
The European Commission has proposed new rules to make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc.
Camille Bréan
As Europe's Cities Push Back on Tourists, Their Airports Keep Building
The New York Times reports that expansions at Venice, Barcelona and Mallorca can undercut local efforts to restrain overtourism — a tension Sardinia knows from its own runways
Airport growth in Europe's most-visited places can work against the very limits those places are trying to impose, the New York Times reports.
Gavino Sanna
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Professional Qualifications
The European Commission has proposed new rules so that degrees and professional titles earned outside the bloc are recognised more easily inside it
New European Commission legislation would make it simpler for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised across the bloc.
Gavino Sanna
Brussels Moves to Ease Recognition of Non-EU Qualifications
The European Commission proposes new rules so professionals trained outside the bloc can have their credentials recognised faster.
A European Commission proposal would make it easier for non-EU citizens to have their professional qualifications recognised inside the bloc, a longstanding grievance among skilled migrants.
Adriana Sole
Opinion
The Price of the Socket: Italy's Energy Bill and Europe's Reckoning
As Brussels weighs a windfall tax on energy firms, Italy's household bills expose a deeper vulnerability the world has long noted but rarely examines closely.
Editorial Board
The Hospitals and the Map: What a Global Ranking Reveals About Italy
Four Italian hospitals rank among the world's best for specialist care, yet the same survey exposes a north-south divide the world has long documented.
Editorial Board