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Five NATO Powers Pledge a Greater Defence Role, and Rome Signs On
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain met in Paris and reaffirmed Washington as an 'indispensable ally'.
Italy joined Europe's four other leading NATO members in promising to shoulder more of the continent's security burden, after talks in Paris on Monday.
Lorenzo Ferraris · INTERNATIONAL
Milan's Squares Without a Party: the Wire Reads the Networks
The Local's analysis of who organises Italy's protests lands as the city counts arrests and raids, and as a second general strike is called
Foreign coverage is asking who is behind this month's Italian protests — and finding online networks with no party and no union at the centre.
Beatrice Comolli · NATIONAL
Five NATO Powers Pledge a Bigger European Defence Role, and Genoa Counts the Hulls
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain met in Paris and reaffirmed Washington as an indispensable ally
The five largest European NATO members say they will take on more responsibility for the continent's security, a pledge that runs straight through the shipyards and the port of Genoa.
Marina Doria · ECONOMY
Napoli and Roma Trade Six Goals, and Allegri Cannot Explain It
The Guardian's Nicky Bandini reads a seesaw draw in Naples and a Roma side inspired by Matías Soulé
Napoli's 3-3 draw with Roma showed signs of improvement for the Azzurri, while Massimiliano Allegri was left, in the Guardian's account, not lucid enough to talk.
Tobia Marenghi · SPORT
Regional dispatches
Brussels Reads Italy's Autumn, and Asks What the Squares Want From Europe
Two foreign commentaries frame the protests as a test of the EU's legitimacy, while The Local asks who is actually organising them.
As a second general strike approaches, European commentators are asking whether the anger on Italy's streets will turn against the Union itself.
Klara Hofer
A Club That Dresses Like a Brand, and Plays Like a Question
The New York Times weighs Venezia FC's style against its results, and finds the lagoon's football club caught between two reputations
Venezia FC has become a fashion sensation, the New York Times reports, but its performance has struggled to match the off-field hype.
Tommaso Veronese
The Pope Confirms His Latin America Trip, and the Vatican Breathes Again
Euronews reports Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November after surgery, with doctors ruling out complications
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV is recovering well and will travel to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November, Euronews reports.
Tommaso Veronese
Five NATO Powers Pledge a Greater Defence Role, and Keep Washington Close
Defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain met in Paris and named the United States an indispensable ally
Europe's five largest NATO members say they will shoulder more of the continent's security burden, while reaffirming the transatlantic alliance after talks in Paris.
Sergio Madrussan
The Local Asks Who Is Behind Italy's Protests, and Finds No One in Charge
Online networks without a party or a union have brought thousands into the streets, with more rallies expected
A foreign-press analysis of Italy's protest wave describes loose online networks with no party or union at their head, and more demonstrations still to come.
Sergio Madrussan
Brussels Tightens Traveler Safeguards, and a Ferry Coast Takes Note
The European Parliament gave final approval to new protections for passengers by plane, train, coach, bus and ferry
New European rules on passenger safeguards cover ferries as well as planes and trains, a detail that matters on a coast where the boat is part of the commute.
Marina Doria
Milan Braces and the World Debates Italy's 'Lost Generation'
Foreign correspondents read this month's unrest as a divide between marginalised youth and those with prospects — a question the Po valley knows from its factory floors
As soldiers patrolled Milan and shops boarded their windows, the Guardian framed Italy's protests around a 'lost generation' — a phrase the productive plain has heard before.
Giulia Benati
The World Admires Venice's Kit, and Asks About the Table
The New York Times weighs a modest club turned fashion brand against a record that has not kept pace
Foreign coverage of Venezia FC finds a club that sells shirts beautifully and wins less often, a question familiar to any small Italian side with a good story.
Elena Marcheggiani
The Vatican Confirms the Pope's Latin America Trip, and Rome Reads the Calendar
Euronews reports Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November after doctors ruled out complications from surgery
The Holy See has put a firm date on the Pope's first long-haul journey since his operation, a fortnight that will be watched closely from Rome.
Davide Ruspoli
Five NATO Powers Pledge a Bigger European Role, and Rome Signs On
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain met in Paris and reaffirmed Washington as an 'indispensable ally'.
The Paris talks put Italy among the five European states promising to shoulder more of the continent's security, a commitment that reaches the Apennine interior.
Marco Di Sante
Who Is Behind Italy's Protests? The Wire Looks for an Answer
Online networks with no party or union at their head have brought thousands onto the streets, The Local reports, with more rallies expected.
Foreign coverage turns to the organisation of Italy's protest wave, and asks what a movement without parties or unions can hold together.
Marco Di Sante
Behind Italy's Protests, Networks With No Party and No Union
Foreign coverage asks who is actually organising the squares, and finds a movement that answers to no one
The Local's analysis of Italy's protest wave describes online networks with no party or union at their head — a structure that reads differently in a region where the old intermediaries never quite arrived.
Antonio Petrella
New Residency Permits Jump 47 Percent as Ancestry Claims Fall
Foreign coverage of Italy's migration data records a country that still draws people in, and a diaspora door that has narrowed
The Local reports a 47-percent rise in new residency permits in 2025, led by students and families, while far fewer Brazilians and Argentinians obtained citizenship under tighter ancestry rules.
Antonio Petrella
The World Admires the Shirt, the Table Admires Nothing
The New York Times weighs Venezia FC's fashion fame against a team that keeps losing, a familiar bargain for Italy's smaller clubs
Venezia FC has become a global style sensation, the New York Times reports, but its results have not kept pace with the hype — a gap the inland game knows well.
Niccolò Mariani
Five NATO Powers Pledge a Bigger European Defence Role, With Italy at the Table
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain met in Paris and reaffirmed Washington as an 'indispensable ally'
Europe's five main NATO members say they will take greater responsibility for the continent's security, while keeping the United States at the centre of the alliance.
Francesca Lazzari
New Residency Permits Jump 47 Percent as Italy's Ancestry Citizenship Rules Tighten
Students and families drove the rise in 2025, while far fewer Brazilians and Argentinians obtained Italian citizenship by descent
Foreign-press data show a sharp rise in new residency permits issued in 2025, alongside a fall in citizenship grants under Italy's stricter ancestry rules.
Francesca Lazzari
Eni Extends Its Fuel Price Cap, and the South Watches the Ledger
The Local reports the state-controlled energy group will hold prices while profits rise, a balance Basilicata knows from its oil fields
Italy's largest energy group extends a fuel price cap as its profits swell, a decision reported abroad and read in the region that hosts the country's biggest onshore field.
Pietro Lasorsa
Five NATO powers pledge a greater defence role, and Rome signs in Paris
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain reaffirm Washington as an 'indispensable ally' after talks in the French capital
Europe's five main NATO members said they were ready to take greater responsibility for the continent's security while keeping the United States at the centre of it.
Saverio Gallo
Residency permits jump 47 percent as ancestry citizenship claims fall away
New data reported by The Local Italy shows students and families driving the rise, while far fewer Brazilians and Argentinians obtain Italian passports
A 47-percent rise in new residency permits in 2025 was led by students and families, The Local Italy reports, as tighter ancestry rules cut citizenship claims from South America.
Saverio Gallo
Sicily Reads Europe's Autumn of Discontent From the Southern Edge
As foreign commentators ask whether the protests could shake the EU itself, the island weighs a movement with no party, no union and no leader
The Guardian and The Local Italy both examine a protest wave organised online and outside parties and unions, and ask what it means for Brussels and for Italy's political order.
Concetta Vassallo
Europe's Autumn of Discontent, Read From an Island That Stayed Quiet
Foreign commentators ask whether the protests now testing Rome and Milan could turn on the EU itself. In Sardinia the squares have been empty.
As the Guardian and France 24 weigh a continent-wide wave of protest, Sardinia offers the counter-case: an island with the same grievances and no march.
Gavino Sanna
Five NATO Powers Pledge a Bigger European Defence Role, With Washington Still 'Indispensable'
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain met in Paris and reaffirmed the US alliance while claiming more responsibility for the continent's security
Italy joined Europe's four other leading NATO members in Paris in promising to shoulder more of the continent's defence burden, while naming the United States an indispensable ally.
Adriana Sole
Pope Leo XIV Confirms Latin America Trip After Surgery
The Vatican says the Pope will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November, with doctors ruling out complications
The Holy See has confirmed a eleven-day papal journey to South America, a test of the Pope's recovery and a signal of where the Vatican's attention is turning.
Adriana Sole
Behind Italy's Marches, Networks With No Name
Foreign analysis of the protest movement describes leaderless online networks. Seen from Naples, that is the point and the problem.
The Local and the Guardian describe a movement with no party and no union at its head. In a city that has watched movements rise and dissolve, the question is what such networks can hold.
Rosaria Esposito
Five NATO Powers Pledge a Greater European Role, and the Alps Read the Fine Print
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain met in Paris and reaffirmed Washington as an "indispensable ally"
France 24 reports the five main European NATO members are ready to take greater responsibility for the continent's security, a shift with quiet consequences for a valley on the French and Swiss borders.
Camille Bréan
Five NATO Powers Pledge a Greater Defence Role, and Rome Signs
Defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain met in Paris and reaffirmed Washington as an 'indispensable ally'
France 24 reports that Europe's five main NATO members are ready to take greater responsibility for the continent's security while keeping the United States at the centre of the alliance.
Concetta Vassallo
Venezia FC as a Fashion House, and the Gap the Times Measures
The New York Times asks whether a modest club turned style sensation can ever match the hype on the pitch — a question Milan knows from its own front rows
Venezia FC has become a fashion phenomenon, the New York Times reports, but its results have struggled to keep up with the brand.
Beatrice Comolli
Opinion
The Survivor and the Challenger: Italy Read From London
A Guardian columnist argues Meloni's greatest threat comes from her own right — a thesis worth engaging, and worth qualifying.
Editorial Board
An Autumn of Discontent, Reported From a Distance
The foreign press has found in Italy's streets a test case for Europe's social contract — and we should read that framing carefully.
Editorial Board