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Bomb Blast in Eastern Rome as Parliament Begins Electoral Reform Vote
Foreign wires report fears of criminal feuds in the capital while the lower house clears the first votes on the government's voting overhaul
A bomb exploded in eastern Rome as MPs began voting on the electoral reform bill, with foreign coverage framing both as a test of the capital's stability.
Davide Ruspoli · NATIONAL
Pimco's France Warning Sends a Signal Milan Knows How to Read
The bond giant's chief tells Le Monde markets are 'sending France a serious signal' — the same arithmetic that governs Italy's spread
Pimco's Emmanuel Roman says he is neither withdrawing from nor adding to French debt, a stance Italy's bond market reads as a template.
Beatrice Comolli · ECONOMY
Twenty-one British Players in Serie A, the Most Ever
The Guardian traces a record British contingent in Italy's top flight, from the 1990s golden age to today's pipeline
The Guardian reports there are 21 British players in Serie A this season, more than in any previous campaign, and asks what changed.
Tobia Marenghi · SPORT
Neapolitan Portraits of Femminielli Blur Gender Lines
Roman Manfredi's intimate gallery captures a hidden community in Naples
A new Guardian photo‑gallery follows Roman Manfredi as he documents femminielli in Naples, offering a rare visual insight into gender diversity in southern Italy.
Eleonora Vanzetti · CULTURE
Regional dispatches
Storm Warnings Across Six Regions as Italy's West Coast Braces for Flooding
The Local reports severe storms set to hit Italy's western coast and central regions from Wednesday afternoon, with flood risks into Thursday
A new Atlantic disturbance puts six Italian regions under thunderstorm and flood warnings, reviving the question of how the country reads its increasingly violent autumn rains.
Tommaso Veronese
Italy as Britain's Cautionary Tale, and a Reader Who Says the Tale Is Wrong
A Guardian letter argues that Italy's mixed electoral system, not proportional representation, is the real lesson for Westminster
In a Guardian letters column, a reader pushes back on the habit of invoking Italy to warn Britain off proportional representation, noting the country does not actually use it.
Tommaso Veronese
Trieste's Foreign Professionals Weigh Italy's Tax and Care Arithmetic
The Local reports would-be residents are delaying moves over taxes, healthcare and political uncertainty
A foreign-press survey finds would-be residents holding off on Italy, a calculation felt sharply in a border city that recruits abroad.
Sergio Madrussan
Pimco Chief Warns France as Rome Watches the Bond Signal
Le Monde reports Emmanuel Roman saying markets are sending France a serious message on deficits
The head of one of the world's largest asset managers tells Le Monde the French situation is grave, a warning Italian borrowers read closely.
Sergio Madrussan
Storm Warnings Cover Six Regions as Liguria Braces Its Coast
The Local reports severe weather set for Italy's western coast from Wednesday afternoon, with flood risk into Thursday
Foreign weather coverage puts Italy's western coast, including Liguria's exposed riviera, under a storm and flood warning from Wednesday afternoon.
Marina Doria
Diesel Costs Rise as Fuel Tax Cut Expires, and the Ports Count It
The Local's Wednesday roundup reports diesel prices climbing as the tax cut mechanism lapses, with transport strikes also on the agenda
Foreign coverage reports diesel costs rising as Italy's fuel tax cut expires, a line item that lands hardest on road haulage and port logistics.
Marina Doria
Storm Warnings Cover Six Regions as Emilia-Romagna Watches Its Rivers
The Local Italy reports severe storms and flood risk from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday, with the western coast and central regions in the path
Foreign weather coverage puts six Italian regions under thunderstorm and flood warnings, and the Po plain reads the alert against a recent memory of water.
Giulia Benati
Why Would-Be Residents Are Holding Off on Moving to Italy
The Local Italy reports that heavy taxes, a deteriorating health service and political uncertainty are delaying foreigners' plans
Foreign residents tell an English-language outlet in Italy that tax bills, healthcare and politics are pushing their move to Italy further out.
Giulia Benati
Storm Warnings Across Six Italian Regions, and Tuscany Braces Again
The Local reports severe thunderstorms and flood risk on Italy's western coast and central regions from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday
Foreign weather coverage puts Tuscany and neighbouring central regions under a flood warning as a front moves in off the Tyrrhenian.
Costanza Bardi
Why the Would-Be Foreign Resident Hesitates, as the World Press Tells It
The Local reports that taxes, healthcare and political uncertainty are delaying relocations to Italy after the post-Covid boom
Foreign coverage says the flow of new residents to Italy has levelled off, with taxes, healthcare and politics cited as the reasons people wait.
Costanza Bardi
Flood Warnings Across Six Italian Regions as Storms Reach the Interior
The Local reports severe weather on Italy's western coast and central regions, with flood risk running into Thursday
Umbria sits in the central belt named in Italy's storm warnings, as the foreign press reports a week of flood risk across six regions.
Niccolò Mariani
Storm Warnings Across Six Italian Regions as the Adriatic Coast Braces
The Local reports severe thunderstorms and flood risk from Italy's western coast into the central regions on Wednesday and Thursday
Foreign forecasters warn of severe storms and flood risk across six Italian regions, with the central Adriatic among the areas on alert.
Elena Marcheggiani
Would-Be Residents Put Their Move to Italy on Hold, Foreign Press Reports
The Local finds heavy taxes, a strained health service and political uncertainty delaying the plans of foreigners who had intended to relocate
Foreign residents and would-be movers tell an English-language outlet that tax, healthcare and political uncertainty are delaying their plans to settle in Italy.
Elena Marcheggiani
Storm and Flood Warnings Across Six Italian Regions, Lazio Among Those Watching
The Local Italy reports severe weather set to hit Italy's western coast and central regions from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday
Foreign coverage warns of potentially severe storms and flood risk across six Italian regions, with central Italy and the western coast in the path.
Davide Ruspoli
Italy as Britain's cautionary tale, and the correction it needs
A Guardian letter argues that Italy is cited in the PR debate without the facts being checked
Italy is routinely invoked in Britain's electoral reform argument, and a Guardian correspondent says the description does not match the system.
Adriana Sole
Flood Warnings Across Six Regions, and Abruzzo Watches Its Rivers
The Local reports severe storms due on Italy's western coast and central regions, with flood risk running into Thursday
A storm front forecast for central Italy has put Abruzzo's river valleys and mountain roads on the alert, as the foreign press reports warnings across six regions.
Marco Di Sante
Italy's Inbound Wave Levels Off, and the Interior Asks Why
The Local reports that heavy taxes, strained healthcare and political uncertainty are delaying foreigners' plans to move to Italy — in Molise, the arithmetic was always harder.
Foreign would-be residents are pausing their moves to Italy over taxes, healthcare and political uncertainty, The Local reports — a slowdown the empty interior reads with particular attention.
Antonio Petrella
Storm and Flood Warnings Across Six Regions, as Campania Watches the Coast
The Local reports severe weather set to hit Italy's western coast and central regions on Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday.
The Local Italy reports thunderstorm and flood warnings for six Italian regions, with the western coast — including Campania — facing a risk of severe storms.
Rosaria Esposito
Diesel Relief Ends for Puglia's Farmers as Rome Lets Tax Cut Lapse
The Local reports the fuel tax cut has expired, raising costs across Italy; for the South's agriculture the timing is poor.
A fuel tax cut that eased diesel costs for Italian farmers and fishers has expired, raising operating costs as autumn work begins.
Francesca Lazzari
Italy's Would-Be Foreign Residents Pause, Citing Taxes and Healthcare
The Local reports that heavy tax obligations, strained services and political uncertainty are delaying relocation plans after the post-Covid boom
Foreign residents who once rushed to Italy are now holding back, The Local reports, as taxes, healthcare and political uncertainty weigh on the decision.
Pietro Lasorsa
Storm and Flood Warnings Across Six Regions as Autumn Front Moves In
The Local reports severe weather is forecast for Italy's western coast and central regions, with flood risk into Thursday
Forecasters warn of potentially severe storms along Italy's western coast and central regions, with flood risk running into Thursday.
Pietro Lasorsa
Diesel Tax Cut Expires, and Italy's Farmers and Fishers Count the Cost
The Local reports fuel costs rising as a temporary excise reduction lapses, with the government promising relief to agriculture and fishing
A diesel tax cut has expired and pump prices are climbing, a squeeze that lands hardest on the boats and tractors of the south.
Saverio Gallo
Storm Warnings Across Six Italian Regions, as Sicily Watches the Same Sky
The Local reports severe storms set for Italy's western coast and centre, with flood risks into Thursday
Italy's civil protection warnings cover six regions as a storm system moves across the western coast and centre, with Sicily reading the same autumn pattern from the south.
Concetta Vassallo
Storm Warnings Across Six Regions, and an Island That Knows the Water
Italy's civil protection system is on alert from the Tyrrhenian coast to the centre, as The Local reports; Sardinia reads the forecast from the other side of the sea.
Thunderstorm and flood warnings cover six Italian regions into Thursday, The Local Italy reports, with the western coast and central regions most exposed.
Gavino Sanna
Pimco chief warns on France's deficit, and Rome listens
The head of one of the world's largest asset managers tells Le Monde that markets are sending France a serious signal
Emmanuel Roman of Pimco says he is neither withdrawing from nor adding to French debt, in remarks that carry directly across the Italian curve.
Adriana Sole
Storm Warnings Across Six Regions as Foreign Residents Weigh Italy's Offer
The Local reports flood risk on the western coast and centre, and separately a slowdown in would-be arrivals
Severe storms are forecast for Italy's western coast and central regions, while a separate report says would-be foreign residents are holding off on moving.
Klara Hofer
Storm Warnings Across Six Italian Regions, and the Alps Read the Same Sky
The Local reports severe thunderstorms and flood risk along Italy's western coast and centre, with the alert running into Thursday
A storm front forecast across Italy's western coast and central regions carries flood risk into Thursday, according to The Local's Rome desk.
Camille Bréan
The Foreign Residents Who Are No Longer Sure About Italy
Would-be movers cite heavy taxes, deteriorating healthcare and political uncertainty, The Local reports — a calculation Lombardy's economy has a stake in
The Local Italy reports that would-be foreign residents are delaying plans to move to Italy over tax obligations, healthcare and political uncertainty.
Beatrice Comolli
Italy's Electoral Reform Bill Clears First Votes as Opposition Cries Foul
The Local reports the lower house began voting on a package critics say concentrates power in the premiership
Italy's Chamber of Deputies has begun approving a contested electoral overhaul, with opposition MPs calling the move 'intolerable'.
Klara Hofer
Opinion
The Italy That Foreigners No Longer Rush To
For years the world dreamed of moving to Italy; the foreign press now reports that taxes, healthcare and uncertainty are making would-be residents wait.
Editorial Board
Italy as the World's Cautionary Tale
A British letter-writer reaches for Italy to warn against proportional representation, and gets the country's actual voting system wrong.
Editorial Board