Trucker blockades squeeze Meloni as the north counts its diesel

Politico and the NYT report empty shelves and dry pumps in the south; the government vows to break the blockades while offering relief to farmers and fishermen.

Foreign wires report truckers blocking refineries and roads over diesel prices, with Rome warning of criminal penalties as southern shelves empty.

Lorenzo Ferraris · NATIONAL

Trucker Blockades in the South, and the Question the Brenner Keeps Asking

Foreign wires report empty shelves and dry pumps across southern Italy as diesel protests harden; the Alpine corridor watches a dispute about the cost of haulage.

The New York Times, Politico and Euronews report southern Italy's trucker blockades over diesel prices, a dispute that reaches every freight corridor in the country, the Brenner included.

Klara Hofer · ECONOMY

Bournemouth's Night to Remember Exposes a Milan in Hologram

The foreign wires read a 3-0 rout on the south coast as another measure of Premier League power over Serie A

Bournemouth beat a 10-man Milan 3-0, and both the BBC and the Guardian treated the result less as a cup shock than as a verdict on the gap between England and Italy.

Tobia Marenghi · SPORT

Italy and Spain Lift Summer Border Checks, and the Alpine Crossings Take Note

The interior ministry in Rome confirmed the reciprocal checks are over; in the Valle d'Aosta the question is what the spat over migration left behind

Italy and Spain have formally ended the border checks they introduced during a summer dispute over migration, The Local Italy reported on Thursday.

Camille Bréan · INTERNATIONAL

Trucker Blockades Over Diesel Ramp Up Pressure on Rome

Foreign wires report empty shelves and dry pumps in the south as the government warns of criminal penalties; the Alps watch a freight corridor

Italian truckers are blocking refineries and roads over diesel prices, and the foreign press reports shortages in the south as Rome threatens penalties.

Camille Bréan

Italy and Spain Lift Border Checks Imposed in the Summer Migration Spat

The two countries formally end controls brought in after a dispute over migrant arrivals, the Italian interior ministry said

Italy and Spain have agreed to drop the reciprocal border checks they introduced during a summer dispute over migration, according to The Local Italy.

Sergio Madrussan

Truckers Block Roads Over Diesel, and Italy's Freight Chain Feels It

The foreign wire reports empty shelves in the south and a government warning of criminal penalties as diesel protests spread

Truck drivers are blocking refineries and key roads over soaring diesel prices, and the foreign press reports shortages across southern Italy as the government threatens criminal charges.

Marina Doria

Trucker blockades in the south test a supply chain built on the Po plain

Foreign wires report empty shelves and dry pumps in the south as Rome warns of criminal penalties. Emilia-Romagna's cooperatives and food exporters watch the roads.

As truckers block refineries and key roads over diesel prices, the foreign press reports shortages in southern Italy and a government warning of criminal penalties.

Giulia Benati

Truckers' Blockades in the South Test Rome, as the North Watches Its Shelves

Politico, the NYT and Euronews report empty shelves and dry pumps in southern Italy as diesel protests harden and the government threatens criminal penalties.

Diesel-price blockades have choked deliveries to southern Italy, and the foreign press is asking how long the government can promise relief and order in the same breath.

Costanza Bardi

Ryanair Adds Eighteen Winter Routes to Italy, and the Season Stretches

The budget carrier is expanding at five Italian airports with seasonal connections to Europe and North Africa, The Local Italy reports.

Ryanair's winter schedule adds eighteen routes across five Italian airports, a small scheduling note with a large consequence for a country that now sells its off-season.

Costanza Bardi

Umbria Watches the Truckers' Blockade From the Inland Side

The southern diesel protests dominate the foreign wire; the interior's freight economy reads them from a distance

The truckers' blockades have emptied shelves in the south, and the foreign press is watching how Rome responds; inland Italy, which moves its goods by road too, is counting the days.

Niccolò Mariani

Trucker Blockades Bite in the South, and Adriatic Hauliers Count Their Tanks

As diesel protests empty shelves in the south, the foreign wires describe a road-freight dispute that reaches every district that ships by lorry

Foreign wires report Italian truckers blocking refineries and roads over diesel prices, with the government warning of criminal penalties and shelves emptying in the south.

Elena Marcheggiani

Ryanair Adds 18 Winter Routes, and the Regions Do the Summing

The airline is expanding at five Italian airports for winter 2026; the foreign report does not say which, and the Marche's own airport is not named

Ryanair has announced 18 new seasonal flights at five Italian airports for winter 2026, connecting to Europe and North Africa, according to The Local Italy.

Elena Marcheggiani

Rome Reads the Truckers as Meloni Faces a Supply Crisis

The government threatens criminal penalties for road blockades while offering relief to farmers and fishermen, as southern shelves empty.

Foreign wires report empty shelves and dry pumps across southern Italy as truckers block refineries and roads over diesel prices, piling pressure on the Prime Minister.

Davide Ruspoli

Italy and Spain Lift Border Checks, Closing a Summer Migration Spat

The interior ministry confirmed the reciprocal checks introduced after a dispute over migration are being withdrawn.

Italy and Spain have formally agreed to end reciprocal border checks in place since the summer, according to The Local Italy, citing the interior ministry.

Davide Ruspoli

Trucker Blockades Squeeze the South, and the Apennine Shelves

As diesel protests halt deliveries across southern Italy, Rome threatens criminal charges and weighs relief for farmers and fishermen.

Foreign wires report empty shelves and dry pumps across southern Italy as truckers block roads over diesel prices, with Rome vowing to break the blockades.

Marco Di Sante

Truckers Block the Roads and the South Counts Empty Shelves

Rome threatens criminal penalties as diesel protests cut deliveries across the Mezzogiorno, with the interior watching its supply lines

Foreign wires report empty shelves and dry pumps across southern Italy as truckers blockade refineries and key roads over diesel prices, and Rome warns of criminal charges.

Antonio Petrella

Italy and Spain Lift the Border Checks a Quarrel Put There

The interior ministry says reciprocal controls introduced after a summer migration spat will end, per The Local Italy

Italy and Spain have formally agreed to end reciprocal border checks introduced after a dispute over migration, The Local Italy reported on Thursday.

Antonio Petrella

Naples Holds Its Breath as the Truck Blockades Bite

Foreign wires report empty shelves and dry pumps across the south as diesel protests ramp up pressure on Rome

The truckers' revolt over diesel prices has moved from refinery gates to supermarket aisles in southern Italy, and Naples is at the centre of what the foreign press is calling a test for the government.

Rosaria Esposito

Truckers Block the Roads and the South's Shelves Run Thin

Foreign wires report empty supermarkets and dry pumps across southern Italy as diesel protests pressure Rome to act

Truckers protesting soaring diesel prices have blocked refineries and key roads, cutting deliveries to southern Italy and pushing the government toward both relief and penalties.

Francesca Lazzari

Truckers Block Roads, and the Southern Interior Counts Its Shelves

The foreign press reports empty supermarket shelves and dry pumps across the south as diesel protests harden, and Rome weighs criminal penalties

Truck drivers protesting high diesel prices have blocked refineries and key roads, disrupting deliveries across southern Italy, as the government warns of criminal charges.

Pietro Lasorsa

Truckers Shut the Roads, and the South's Shelves Empty

Diesel protests have blocked refineries and key arteries, cut deliveries across the Mezzogiorno and drawn a warning of criminal penalties from Rome.

Foreign correspondents report empty supermarket shelves and dry pumps across southern Italy as truckers protest diesel prices, with the government threatening criminal charges against those who block roads.

Saverio Gallo

Sicily Watches Its Supply Lines as Truckers Block the Roads

Foreign wires report empty shelves and dry pumps across southern Italy as diesel protests bite, and a government warning of criminal charges.

Truckers protesting soaring diesel prices have halted deliveries to parts of southern Italy, leaving shelves bare and pumps dry, as Rome warns of criminal penalties.

Concetta Vassallo

Italy and Spain Lift Border Checks Imposed in a Summer Migration Spat

The two Mediterranean states end reciprocal controls introduced after a dispute over migration, according to the interior ministry.

Italy and Spain have formally agreed to end reciprocal border checks put in place since summer following a migration dispute, The Local Italy reports.

Concetta Vassallo

Truckers Block Roads as Diesel Prices Bite Into Southern Italy

Foreign wires report empty shelves and dry pumps in the South, and a government warning of criminal penalties for those who block the roads.

Italian truck drivers are blocking refineries and key roads over diesel prices, and the foreign press reports deliveries halted and shelves emptying across southern Italy.

Gavino Sanna

Ryanair Adds Eighteen Winter Routes Across Five Italian Airports

The budget carrier is expanding seasonal connections to Europe and North Africa, according to The Local Italy

Ryanair will open eighteen new seasonal routes from five Italian airports this winter, tying Italy's regions to European and North African destinations.

Adriana Sole

Antonelli Stands on the Brink, and Says He Will Just Have Fun

The BBC reports the Italian driver is on the verge of the Formula 1 title heading into the United States Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli says he intends to "just have fun" at the United States Grand Prix, where the BBC reports he stands on the brink of the Formula 1 World Championship.

Tobia Marenghi

Opera on Screen, and the Question the Met Keeps Answering

The Guardian marks 75 years since Amahl and the Night Visitors and asks whether Puccini survives the cinema seat

A Guardian culture piece on the anniversary of Menotti's television opera reopens a debate Italian houses have never settled: whether the screen enlarges opera or flattens it.

Eleonora Vanzetti

Ryanair Adds 18 Winter Routes as Italy's Airports Fill for the Season

The budget carrier is expanding at five Italian airports, a signal of how the country's winter tourism map is being redrawn

Ryanair's winter schedule adds seasonal connections to Europe and North Africa, deepening the low-cost footprint that shapes how visitors reach Italy's cities of art.

Tommaso Veronese

Ryanair Adds 18 Winter Routes in Italy, and the Airports That Carry Them

The budget carrier is widening its Italian winter network at five airports; the question for the north is capacity, not demand

Ryanair's winter 2026 expansion adds eighteen seasonal connections from five Italian airports to Europe and North Africa, per The Local Italy.

Beatrice Comolli

Italy and Spain End the Border Checks That Summer Put Back

The two governments formally close a migration dispute that had reintroduced controls inside Schengen

Italy and Spain have agreed to lift reciprocal border checks introduced after a summer migration row, the Italian interior ministry said, according to The Local Italy.

Tommaso Veronese

When the Truck Stops, the Country Learns How Thin It Is

The truckers' blockades in the south have emptied shelves and dried pumps; the world reads this as a supply story, but it is a story about distance.

Editorial Board

Five Hundred Soldiers and the Question the World Is Asking

Italy has sent troops to Milan and tightened the law against young rioters; the foreign press reads this as a European turn, and the reading deserves scrutiny.

Editorial Board