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Rome divided as thousands march over migration policy
Rival demonstrations challenge government's repatriation bonus scheme ahead of constitutional review
Thousands of Italians marched through Rome on Saturday in competing rallies over the government's contentious migration package, with opposition groups calling the repatriation bonus scheme unconstitutional.
Davide Ruspoli · NATIONAL
Alpine peaks face second heat surge as Saharan air mass moves north
Trentino-Alto Adige braces for extended high temperatures after May's early heatwave, raising questions about mountain water and tourism infrastructure.
Western Europe enters a second intense heatwave in six weeks as Saharan air masses push northward into the Alps, threatening water supplies and straining summer tourism across the region.
Klara Hofer · SCIENCE
CNH's Modena hub speeds farm equipment design with €21m automation push
Advanced simulation and automated warehousing reshape how the global machinery maker develops and delivers parts from its Emilia base.
CNH has opened a virtual simulation ecosystem and automated logistics warehouse at its San Matteo research hub in Modena, investing €21 million to accelerate product development and parts delivery.
Giulia Benati · ECONOMY
Nigerian shoemaker trained in Italy builds West Africa's safety footwear leader
Tech dropout pivots to manufacturing after factory apprenticeship, raising $1.5m for largest regional producer
A Nigerian entrepreneur who trained in Italian shoe factories has built West Africa's largest safety footwear company, signalling the continuing pull of Italy's industrial expertise.
Elena Marcheggiani · INTERNATIONAL
Regional dispatches
Riviera campgrounds ride wave as Italy's open-air tourism climbs 34 percent
Search activity for holiday resorts surges across the country; families drive bookings as summer season opens.
Campground and holiday resort searches across Italy have jumped 34 percent since 2025, with families accounting for 77 percent of booking inquiries.
Marina Doria
Tensions flare at Bologna Pride as Israeli marchers report harassment
A group carrying a rainbow Star of David flag says it faced physical aggression and verbal abuse during the city's LGBTQ celebration on Saturday.
Israeli participants at Bologna's Pride parade on Saturday reported being pushed and verbally accosted by other attendees who objected to their presence and symbols, according to witnesses cited by the Times of Israel.
Giulia Benati
Assisi weighs the cost of UNESCO's blessing
As sites worldwide seek delisting, Italy's holiest hill town confronts tourism's shadow side
The BBC reports that some UNESCO World Heritage sites are now fighting for removal from the list, citing the burden of mass tourism—a tension playing out acutely in Umbria's most sacred destination.
Niccolò Mariani
Saharan heat pushes Sicily toward critical summer stress
As temperatures climb toward 40 degrees, the island's agriculture and water supply face mounting pressure from a heatwave drawn northward from the desert.
Sicily is entering its first serious heatwave of the summer as hot air from the Sahara sweeps across the Mediterranean, threatening crops, water reserves and the island's ability to sustain its rural economy through the season.
Concetta Vassallo
When earthquakes strike: Abruzzo's long shadow over global rescue doctrine
The 2009 L'Aquila disaster taught the world hard lessons about preparedness. This week's tremors in Indonesia and China show how far that knowledge has spread—and where it still falls short.
As powerful earthquakes struck Indonesia and China this week, disaster-response teams worldwide drew on lessons learned from seismic events and their aftermath, a knowledge base shaped in part by Italy's experience.
Marco Di Sante
Molise braces as Saharan heat threatens summer crops
First serious heatwave arrives with temperatures expected to reach 40C across southern regions
As a mass of hot air from the Sahara settles over southern Europe, Molise's farmers face mounting pressure on already fragile agricultural output during the critical summer growing season.
Antonio Petrella
Rival migration marches split Rome as EU hardens border stance
Tens of thousands protest Italy's repatriation scheme while far-right citizens' initiative seeks parliamentary backing for stricter measures.
Tens of thousands marched through Rome on Saturday in opposing demonstrations over migration, as a far-right-backed citizens' initiative demanding sweeping anti-migrant measures advanced toward Parliament.
Francesca Lazzari
Italy's renewable lag widens as gas shocks hit south
Confindustria demands emergency action as Iran conflict lifts energy costs; Basilicata's oil economy faces pressure to pivot faster
Italy's business lobby has called for emergency acceleration of renewable energy rollout as higher gas prices from the Iran conflict expose the country's vulnerability to fossil-fuel volatility.
Pietro Lasorsa
Saharan heat returns as Europe braces for second summer surge
Temperatures set to reach 40C across Italy; Basilicata's agriculture and tourism face mounting stress
A second major heatwave is building across western Europe after an early surge in May, with Italy facing peaks of 39–40C this week as hot air settles from the Sahara.
Pietro Lasorsa
EU migration overhaul takes effect as Rome splits over repatriation plan
Tougher detention and deportation powers spark rival mass marches in Italian capital as bloc tightens Mediterranean borders
The European Union's toughened migration rules came into force this week as tens of thousands marched through Rome in competing demonstrations over Italy's controversial repatriation bonus scheme.
Adriana Sole
Atalanta turns to Sarri after year of managerial chaos in Bergamo
The Bergamo club appoints Maurizio Sarri as its third coach in 12 months, seeking stability after Gian Piero Gasperini's departure to Roma.
Atalanta hired Maurizio Sarri as head coach on Monday, the club's third managerial change in a year as it struggles to replace Gian Piero Gasperini.
Tobia Marenghi
Kouoh's Venice vision shaped by Basel years before her death
The late curator's path from Art Basel to the Biennale reveals how global art networks influence Italy's flagship exhibition.
Koyo Kouoh, who died in May 2025, shaped this year's Venice Biennale from her deep experience navigating the international art circuit, a journey that began with her early curiosity at Art Basel.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Dolce & Gabbana eyes Milan real estate sale to free cash
Luxury house considers sale-leaseback of city-centre properties as fashion sector faces margin pressure
Dolce & Gabbana is weighing the sale of Milan properties, including central holdings, to raise liquidity through a sale-leaseback arrangement.
Beatrice Comolli
Milan tram drivers suspended in CCTV image abuse inquiry
Prosecutors investigate WhatsApp group where workers allegedly shared hacked footage of female passengers
Milan transport authorities have suspended tram drivers accused of exchanging sexist comments and hacked CCTV images of female passengers on a WhatsApp group.
Beatrice Comolli
Global wine tourism market set to double by 2033, reshaping Veneto's visitor economy
International analysis projects $138 billion sector by 2033; Prosecco region positioned to capture rising demand from affluent travellers
Wine-related travel could account for $138.4 billion globally by 2033, nearly tripling from $57.4 billion in 2026, according to analysis by Persistent Market Research.
Tommaso Veronese
Italy's campgrounds and holiday resorts ride 34% booking surge as families reshape summer travel
Open-air tourism climbing across peninsula as search activity surges; Veneto positioned to capture family-oriented demand
Bookings for Italian campgrounds and holiday resorts jumped 34 percent since 2025, with 77 percent of inquiries from families and groups, according to data from Campeggi's 2026 Camping Report.
Tommaso Veronese
Opinion
The heat returns: Italy braces for another summer of extremes
As Saharan air settles over Europe for a second time this year, the world watches Italy navigate a climate stress that is becoming the defining pattern of its seasons.
Editorial Board
An Italian to the moon: what the Artemis mission says about Europe
Luca Parmitano's selection as lead pilot for NASA's lunar test flight marks a quiet shift in how the world sees Italy's place in the future.
Editorial Board