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Italy's Inflation Hits Three-Year High as Energy and Food Prices Jump
The Local Italy reports September inflation at its highest in three years, driven by heating bills and fresh food
Italian inflation reached a three-year high in September, pushed by household heating bills and fresh food prices, according to The Local Italy.
Lorenzo Ferraris · ECONOMY
A UK Prime Minister Says Rejoining the EU Is on the Table. Rome Reads It Carefully
Andy Burnham breaks a taboo and Macron answers in English, as Brussels waits for actions rather than words
Britain's prime minister put EU rejoining among options for future ties, prompting Macron's 'Welcome back' and a guarded EU response.
Davide Ruspoli · INTERNATIONAL
Italy's New Voting Law, and the Seats Women Would Lose
Analysts expect a drastic reduction in women MPs as the electoral overhaul nears passage
With an overhaul of Italy's electoral system set to become law, analysts predict a drastic fall in the number of women in parliament.
Elena Marcheggiani · NATIONAL
Etna's Ash Closes Catania's Skies Again, and Europe's Air Map Shifts
Deutsche Welle reports days of disrupted flights at Sicily's main eastern airport as the continent's most active volcano keeps erupting
A thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has disrupted flights to Catania for several days, Deutsche Welle reports, the latest in a summer of interruptions at the volcano.
Giulia Benati · REGIONAL
Regional dispatches
Trieste Watches Britain's EU Return Debate, and Asks What Comes First
After a UK prime minister put rejoining on the table, Brussels says it wants actions rather than words — a distinction a border region knows well
Britain's prime minister has broken a taboo by naming EU rejoining as an option, but Brussels is waiting for London to say what it actually wants.
Sergio Madrussan
Burnham Puts EU Rejoining on the Table, and Milan's Exporters Take Note
The UK prime minister's remarks draw a Macron welcome in English as Brussels waits for London to say what it actually wants
Andy Burnham has broken a taboo by raising EU rejoining as an option, drawing a Macron welcome and a cautious Brussels response.
Beatrice Comolli
Etna's Ash Closes Catania's Skies Again, and the Alps Read the Warning
Deutsche Welle reports repeated flight disruption from Europe's most active volcano; mountain regions that live on air access take note.
A thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has disrupted flights to Catania for several days, Deutsche Welle reports, the latest in a summer of volcanic interruptions.
Klara Hofer
Italy's Inflation Hits a Three-Year High, and the Mountains Feel the Fuel Bill
The Local Italy reports September inflation driven by heating bills and fresh food — two lines that run steeply uphill in an Alpine province.
Italian inflation reached a three-year high in September on rising heating and fresh-food costs, The Local Italy reports.
Klara Hofer
Etna's Ash Closes Catania's Skies Again, and Venice Counts the Cost
Sicily's volcano has disrupted flights for days, reminding Italy's tourism economy how fragile its air links can be.
Deutsche Welle reports that ash from Mount Etna has disrupted Catania flights for several days, the latest interruption in a summer of volcanic delays.
Tommaso Veronese
Italy's Inflation Hits Three-Year High, and the Food Plain Feels It First
Energy and fresh food prices drove September's jump, The Local reports, landing hardest on the region that sells both
Italian inflation reached a three-year high in September on rising heating bills and fresh food costs, a squeeze that runs straight through Emilia-Romagna's fields and factories.
Giulia Benati
Etna's Ash Closes Catania's Skies Again, and the Island Counts the Cost
Deutsche Welle reports days of disruption at Sicily's main airport as Europe's most active volcano keeps interrupting the travel season
A thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has disrupted flights to Catania for several days, according to Deutsche Welle, in a summer of repeated closures.
Costanza Bardi
Inflation at a Three-Year High, and Umbria's Tables Do the Sums
Heating bills and fresh food drive Italian prices to their steepest rise since 2023, the foreign press reports
Italy's inflation reached a three-year high in September on heating costs and fresh food, a squeeze felt keenly in an inland region built on both.
Niccolò Mariani
Etna's Ash Closes Catania's Skies Again, and Inland Travellers Recalculate
Deutsche Welle reports days of disruption at Sicily's main airport as Europe's most active volcano stirs once more
Ash from Mount Etna has disrupted flights into Catania for several days, the latest in a summer of interruptions at Sicily's busiest airport.
Niccolò Mariani
Italy's Inflation Hits Three-Year High, and the Marche Count the Heating Bill
Energy and fresh food drive the September jump, as coastal and hill households brace for winter
Italian inflation reached its highest level in three years in September, driven by heating bills and fresh food, The Local Italy reports.
Elena Marcheggiani
Italy's Inflation Hits a Three-Year High, and the Interior Feels It First
The Local reports September prices driven by heating bills and fresh food — the two lines in a household budget that a rural region cannot substitute away
Inflation driven by heating and fresh food lands hardest where incomes are lowest and alternatives are furthest away.
Antonio Petrella
Etna Keeps Closing Catania's Sky, and Naples Counts the Same Risk
Deutsche Welle reports days of ash disruption at Sicily's airport, a reminder of what Vesuvius means for Campania's gateway
Etna's ash has closed Catania's airspace for days, and the same wind-and-ash arithmetic hangs over Naples.
Rosaria Esposito
Italy's Inflation Hits a Three-Year High, and the South Feels the Heating Bill First
The Local Italy reports September prices driven by energy and fresh food, the two lines in a southern household budget that cannot be deferred
Inflation in Italy reached a three-year high in September on heating bills and fresh food, the two costs a southern family cannot postpone.
Rosaria Esposito
Italy's Inflation Hits a Three-Year High, and Puglia Feels It in the Cart
Energy and fresh food drive the September spike, with the south's households the most exposed
Italian inflation reached its highest level in three years in September, driven by heating bills and fresh food, according to The Local Italy.
Francesca Lazzari
Etna's Ash Closes Catania's Skies Again, and the Interior Counts Its Isolation
Europe's most active volcano has disrupted Sicilian air travel several times this summer, Deutsche Welle reports, as the south's thin transport map is tested once more
An ash cloud from Mount Etna has grounded flights to Catania for several days, reviving a familiar question across southern Italy: what happens when the nearest airport closes?
Pietro Lasorsa
Italy's Inflation Hits a Three-Year High, and the Interior Feels the Heating Bill
Energy and fresh food drove September's jump, The Local Italy reports, in a country where the mountain winter arrives early and the household budget is thin
Italian inflation reached its highest level in three years in September, driven by heating bills and fresh food, according to The Local Italy.
Pietro Lasorsa
Etna's Ash Closes Catania Skies Again, and Calabria's Ferries Fill
Deutsche Welle reports days of flight disruption from Europe's most active volcano, as Sicily's airports and the Strait of Messina absorb the overflow
Repeated ash clouds from Mount Etna have shut down flights to Catania for several days, the latest in a summer of volcanic disruption to Sicilian air travel.
Saverio Gallo
Etna's Ash Closes Catania's Skies, and an Island Counts Its Air Bridges
Sicily's volcano has disrupted flights for days; Sardinia knows what it is to depend on a handful of mainland connections.
Deutsche Welle reports that ash from Mount Etna has again disrupted flights to Catania, the latest in a summer of interruptions at Europe's most active volcano.
Gavino Sanna
Italy's Inflation Hits a Three-Year High, and the Island Feels It First
Energy and fresh food drive the rise, The Local reports — the two categories an island household can least avoid.
Inflation in Italy reached its highest level in three years in September, driven by sharp rises in heating bills and fresh food, according to The Local Italy.
Gavino Sanna
London Puts Rejoining the EU on the Table, and Brussels Waits for Actions
The EU says it will not change its approach until it sees what Britain actually wants, as a decade of Brexit strains the terms of the relationship.
A UK prime minister has broken a taboo by naming EU membership among future options, but Brussels says it wants actions rather than words.
Adriana Sole
Ferrari Back Vasseur as Horner Circles the Seat
Maranello's public support for its team principal meets an outside candidate and a driver's hint that the structure above him may change.
Ferrari have backed Frederic Vasseur after Christian Horner said he would be interested in the job, while Lewis Hamilton says the leadership around the Frenchman could yet be reshaped.
Tobia Marenghi
WTA Prize Parity Reaches the Italian Open
From 2027, combined WTA 1000 events will pay women the same as men — a change that lands directly on one of Italy's largest sporting properties.
The WTA has announced that all combined WTA 1000 tournaments will award equal prize money from 2027, naming the Italian Open among the events affected.
Tobia Marenghi
Autumn's Awards Season Opens, and Italian Cinema Watches From the Wings
As the Guardian reviews three major international releases, Italy's festival circuit asks where its own films sit in the conversation
The foreign press turns its attention to the season's biggest releases, and the Venice Biennale's cinema section reads the reviews as a map of what travels.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Etna's Ash Closes Catania's Skies Again, and Italy's Islands Count the Cost
Deutsche Welle reports several days of flight disruption in Sicily as Europe's most active volcano keeps the airport's runway in its shadow
Catania's airport has been disrupted for several days by ash from Mount Etna, the latest in a summer of closures that leaves Sicily's air links hostage to the weather above it.
Marina Doria
Etna Ash Closes Catania Skies Again as Flights Are Disrupted for Days
Deutsche Welle reports a thick ash cloud from Europe's most active volcano has disrupted Catania air travel for several days
A thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has disrupted flights to Catania for several days, Deutsche Welle reports, the latest in a summer of interruptions.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Etna's Ash Closes Catania's Skies Again, and a Mountain Valley Reads the Pattern
Deutsche Welle reports days of disrupted flights in Sicily as Europe's most active volcano keeps airports guessing
Deutsche Welle reports that a thick ash cloud from Mount Etna has disrupted flights to Catania for several days, the latest in a summer of interruptions.
Camille Bréan
Inflation Hits a Three-Year High, and Lombardy Households Feel It First
Energy and fresh food drive Italian consumer prices to their steepest rise in three years, with the north's heating bills leading the squeeze
Italian inflation reached a three-year high in September, pushed by heating bills and fresh food, as the government presses Brussels for fiscal room.
Beatrice Comolli
Opinion
The Mountain That Decides When Sicily Flies
Etna's ash is reported abroad as spectacle and inconvenience; for Catania it is an annual negotiation with the ground beneath the runway.
Editorial Board
When the Heating Bill Becomes the Headline
Inflation at a three-year high is reported abroad as a number; in Italian households it is a winter already being planned for.
Editorial Board