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- Tuesday, 3 November 2026 · Analysis
Budget bill, the critical front over healthcare cuts widens
After the unions, voices close to the Regions are also challenging the healthcare cuts in the budget law, while an Swg poll records a decline for Fratelli d'Italia.
- Tuesday, 3 November 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano chaired a meeting on November 3 with the director of the National Cybersecurity Agency and intelligence chiefs over hacker attacks on refrigeration systems, which pushed freezers to 50 degrees above zero in six European countries as well as in Italy. The Copasir has requested information from the government. ANSA; Online News
- Monday, 2 November 2026 · Analysis
Schools, double front: decree on foreign students and burqa, the budget law cuts 14,808 jobs
The Council of Ministers approves a decree introducing a cap on foreign students per class and banning burqas and niqabs in schools; meanwhile the text of the 2027 budget law confirms nearly 7,000 fewer positions among teachers and Ata staff.
- Monday, 2 November 2026 · Analysis
2027 Budget Law, government opens dialogue only with Cisl: Cgil and Caritas against the cuts
Trade unions and Caritas criticise the budget law over cuts to teaching and support staff, tighter pension rules and insufficient funding for public healthcare; Minister Tajani has set up a meeting with Cisl secretary Fumarola alone.
- Monday, 2 November 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The bodies of the four soldiers who died last Thursday in the crash of a Chinook helicopter during the Eufor Althea mission in Bosnia return to Italy today. They will be received by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Defence Minister Guido Crosetto. Two proceedings have been opened in Rome, both against persons unknown. Source: Today.it.
- Sunday, 1 November 2026 · Analysis
2027 Budget Law, clash with unions opens after green light from the Quirinale
The 157-article text arrives in Parliament amid criticism from Cgil and Caritas over cuts to education, pensions and healthcare, while the government opens a dialogue channel with Cisl alone.
- Sunday, 1 November 2026 · Lead Story
Budget bill, clash over banks and cuts as inflation rises to 5.4%
Istat confirms rising inflation and stagnant GDP in the third quarter, as the text of the Budget Law reaches the Chamber of Deputies with 157 articles and opens fronts of criticism over schools and healthcare.
- Sunday, 1 November 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Budget Law extends to individuals the tax previously reserved for businesses: those who transfer their tax residence abroad after having been in Italy for six of the last ten tax periods, with assets of at least 800,000 euros, will pay a 26% rate on accrued capital gains, even if not yet realized. Il Messaggero
- Saturday, 31 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Council of Ministers has approved the 2027 budget law. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described it as follows: "It is worth approximately 26 billion euros." The text provides for structural increases in corporate tax (Ires) and regional business tax (Irap) on banks and insurance companies, a strengthened Tobin tax, an additional contribution of 700 million from energy companies, and a cut to personal income tax (Irpef) for incomes up to 55,000 euros. The figure currently comes from a single institutional source. (ANSA)
- Saturday, 31 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Francesco Viganò has been appointed new president of the Constitutional Court. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called him by phone to offer her congratulations. (Governo.it)
- Saturday, 31 October 2026 · Lead Story
General strike, Italy takes to the streets amid conflicting figures and tensions
The national mobilization of October 30, called by grassroots unions, brought demonstrations to more than sixty cities: on turnout figures two distant versions remain, that of the unions and that of the Interior Ministry.
- Saturday, 31 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Council of Ministers has approved the 2027 Budget Law, the last of the legislature. The text raises the revenue ceiling for the flat-tax regime to 100,000 euros, up from the current 85,000, and strengthens tax deductions for hiring young people and mothers, up to 180%. A fund of just under one billion euros is planned for flexibility in retirement. Cisl and Cgil reacted with differing positions. (Il Sussidiario)
- Friday, 30 October 2026 · Analysis
Strike, tyres set on fire at the port of Genoa and manure dumped outside Turin's City Hall
On the Usb mobilisation day, new incidents in Genoa and Turin add to marches in more than 50 cities; rail service remains regular after the revocation of the sector strike.
- Friday, 30 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The government has given the green light to the 2027 budget law worth 26 billion euros. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the agreement with the European Commission on the energy bills decree at the end of the October European Council. Source
- Friday, 30 October 2026 · Lead Story
General strike, Salvini orders a precept on transport but Usb confirms the mobilisation
The Unione Sindacale di Base has called a general strike for October 30 against the cost of living and military spending: the Transport Minister has ordered a precept, but the union is taking on the sanctions and maintaining the protest.
- Friday, 30 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The INPS Observatory on pension flows, updated as of 2 October and published on 22 October, records 665,689 pensions effective in the first nine months of 2026, with an average amount of 1,297 euros: 227,906 old-age pensions, 159,344 early retirement pensions, 39,032 disability pensions and 162,009 survivor pensions. In 2025, 901,448 pensions had been paid out, with an average amount of 1,213 euros, but INPS warns that the two periods are not directly comparable due to different payment timelines. Source
- Friday, 30 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The ISPRA-SNPA 2026 Report, presented on 27 October in Rome, records a further 102 km² of surfaces covered by concrete and asphalt in 2025, more than 10,200 hectares in twelve months. For the first time, ISPRA has mapped more than 212,000 hectares of potentially recoverable land, with more than 2,100 km² available for urban redevelopment and 1,116 km² of rooftops suitable for photovoltaic installation. In the same period, more than 4,200 hectares of urban green space were lost. Source
- Thursday, 29 October 2026 · Analysis
General transport strike ordered to be requisitioned, railway mobilization postponed
The Ministry of Infrastructure halts the Usb protest scheduled for 29-30 October; Gruppo FS and Trenord confirm regular traffic.
- Thursday, 29 October 2026 · Analysis
Budget bill worth 26 billion: Irpef at 33% up to 55,000 euros
The Council of Ministers approved the 2027 Budget bill: a tax cut for the middle class, vouchers for the elderly, a contribution from banks and insurers.
- Thursday, 29 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
At the end of an official visit to Finland — reported so far by a single source (Sky TG24) — Defence Minister Guido Crosetto reaffirmed Italy's role as the leading contributor on NATO's eastern flank. "Italy's commitment on NATO's Eastern Flank reaffirmed," the minister stated, adding his intention to strengthen a European defence complementary to the Alliance.
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