Zero's Briefs
Energy, tax controls, weather, bathing waters, Colombia, Venezuela, art and cinema: the afternoon's updated news.
Italy — Energy price hike of 29 billion in 2026, according to Cgia — According to estimates by the Cgia di Mestre, if energy prices remain at current levels the increase will cost Italian households and businesses nearly 29 billion euros in 2026 compared to 2025; Lazio alone would face an additional burden of 2.272 billion (+16.3%). The government is considering a new aid package worth 7 billion following those already disbursed. Reported by Politica7.it.
Italy — Building bonuses, checks on nearly 700,000 contracts — The Agenzia delle Entrate has launched a verification campaign on the correctness of eligibility requirements for building bonuses, involving nearly 700,000 contracts signed between 2021 and 2024. Reported by Il Sole 24 Ore.
News — Yellow alert in Calabria for thunderstorms — Italy’s Civil Protection has issued a yellow weather alert for hydraulic, hydrogeological and thunderstorm risk in Calabria for Monday, affecting both the Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts. Elsewhere in Italy the African anticyclone continues, with possible heat-driven thunderstorms in the afternoon over the Alps and the Apennines. Reported by Fanpage.it.
News — A third of Italian seas and lakes in breach of pollution law — According to data reported by Il Sole 24 Ore, 34 percent of Italy’s coastal waters and lakes fail to meet legal pollution limits. The news comes from a single source; no independent confirmation of the figure is currently available. Reported by Il Sole 24 Ore.
World — Car bomb in Colombia after new president’s inauguration — A car bomb exploded on Saturday in southwestern Colombia, a day after conservative president Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in. The army attributed the attack to two dissident groups of the disbanded Farc; two security guards were slightly injured. Reported by Yahoo News and Al Jazeera.
World — Protests in Venezuela over prolonged blackouts — Venezuelan citizens are protesting in the streets over blackouts affecting even Caracas, with residents in other parts of the country reporting power outages of up to five hours a day, amid a slow recovery of the national electrical system. The news comes from a single source. Reported by RANE Worldview.
Culture — Serralves unveils 2026 program with Jenny Holzer and Lee Ufan — The Fundação de Serralves in Porto has presented its 2026 program, featuring the first exhibition in Portugal dedicated to Jenny Holzer, a site-specific intervention by Lee Ufan in the park, and a retrospective on filmmaker Miguel Gomes. Reported by e-flux.
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