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- Sunday, 13 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The memorial chamber in the Protomoteca of the Capitoline is open today from 12 to 19 and will reopen Monday 14 September from 10 to 19. State funeral in secular form will be held Tuesday 15 September at 12.30 in the same hall. Bonino died in Rome on 11 September 2026, at 78. Sources: Agenzia giornalistica Opinione citing a statement by the City of Rome, RaiNews and ANSA.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
State funeral for Emma Bonino, Council of Ministers convened for Monday
A story the morning press did not tell: the former minister and Radical leader died in Rome on September 11th. The government meets on the 14th for the presidential decree on the state funerals, also planned for Raffaele Costa.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
Electoral law, the Senate removes the threshold for the majority bonus and raises the signature requirement for new lists
With 87 votes in favour the Chamber approved the reworked amendment by Senator Zedda: no threshold for a list's votes to count towards the 42% bonus, and a signature requirement multiplied for those outside Parliament. Final vote on 15 September.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
Former Ilva, stay of execution rejected: Taranto's hot area to shut down by 28 October
The Milan Court of Appeal has rejected the request filed by Acciaierie d'Italia and Ilva under extraordinary administration. Talks between the government and unions at Palazzo Chigi resume on 15 September, while dismissal procedures in the supply chain remain open.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Council of Ministers, meeting on Thursday, September 10 at 5:39 p.m. at Palazzo Chigi, approved a decree-law on oil prices and strategic energy infrastructure: the 17-cent-per-liter reduction on diesel fuel for motor vehicles is extended until September 17, 2026, with the same rate applied to paraffinic diesel and biodiesel released for consumption as fuels. In the same session, the appointment of Prefect Fabio Ciciliano as extraordinary commissioner for water scarcity was extended until December 31, 2027. The news comes from a single source, the Council of Ministers press release no. 187; no independent confirmation available.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
The Senate reintroduces preferential votes with blocked list leaders
The majority's amendment, first signed by Lisei, has been approved: preferential votes yes, but with list leaders appointed. A second vote scraps the threshold for competing for the majority bonus and quadruples the signatures required for new parties.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Electoral law, the Senate introduces three preferences but leaves list leaders blocked
The majority's amendment approved: up to three preferences with gender alternation, list leaders still not selectable by voters. The vote closed 97 to 67 with two abstentions; the text moves to the Chamber, in the floor from September 28.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Senate scraps the 3% threshold for the majority bonus and raises the signature requirement to 6,000 for new parties
The reformulated amendment, first signed by Zedda (FdI), was approved with 87 votes: votes from minor lists now count again toward the 42% threshold, while parties not in Parliament will have to collect between 6,000 and 7,000 signatures. Final vote on September 15.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
What is new compared with the morning's two pieces on the decree: besides the extension of the 17-cent-per-liter discount through Thursday, September 17 inclusive, the measure contains tax credit provisions for the road haulage sector. The proposal to end the sequence of tax cuts in favor of aid targeted at specific categories did not find the majority's agreement; the extension is presented as a bridging measure pending identification of funding. Sources: Today.it and circular 26/276 of the Federazione Autotrasportatori Italiani.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Fuel, the 17-cent discount extended for just one week
The Council of Ministers on September 10 approved a decree on oil prices and energy infrastructure: the reduction on diesel runs until September 17. In the same session, the extension of the commissioner for water scarcity until 2027.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Diesel excise duty, the extension runs seven days: Decree 157 in force from September 11
The Council of Ministers number 187, convened urgently on September 10 for twelve minutes, produced a decree-law that resets the excise duty on diesel at 532.90 euros per thousand litres until September 17. The same text contains provisions to speed up permits and concessions on hydrocarbons.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Analysis
Electoral law, amendments divide the centre-right on the majority bonus and preference votes
After this morning's report on the vote on preliminary constitutional objections, the Senate debate turns to substance: a proposal to lower the majority-bonus threshold to 41%, the reintroduction of preference votes, and Forza Italia splitting from its allies on the anti-fringe-list rule.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Analysis
Preferences without blocked list leaders rejected in the Senate: 68 in favour, 99 against
The Assembly of Palazzo Madama rejected the opposition's sub-amendment, first signed by Parrini. The government had left the decision to the Chamber; the centre-right voted as one bloc after a suspension of more than two and a half hours. Final vote scheduled for September 15.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Lead Story
Excise duties, diesel discount expires today: extension announced without a date
The 17-cent-per-litre cut ends on September 10. Salvini speaks of a postponement "until almost the end of the month," a decree-law is needed and a Council of Ministers meeting today is not ruled out. In the background, the budget law and the date of September 22, when the definitive deficit figure will arrive.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Analysis
Electoral law, the Senate rejects the preliminary objections and the majority holds the bonus at 42%
Four constitutionality questions rejected with 100 no votes, 66 yes, no abstentions. At the meeting of centre-right sherpas the bonus threshold remains at 42% and the runoff comes off the table: the rule on lists under 3% remains open.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
At the state funeral of King Harald V, held on September 9 in Oslo Cathedral, Italy was represented by Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti. Also present were the monarchs of Sweden, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Jordan; the United Kingdom was represented by Prince William and Princess Anne (ANSA, LaPresse).
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
2027 Budget, Giorgetti's first guardrails and the CGIL's announcement of mobilization
A story the morning edition did not report: the Minister of Economy indicates the first constraints of the budget law, including non-universal wage increases. The CGIL declares itself ready for mobilization. In the background, negotiations with Brussels over exceptional borrowing.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
End of life in Umbria: committee approves 13 amendments, opposition walks out of the chamber
The Third Committee of the Umbrian legislative assembly has rewritten the popular initiative bill on medically assisted suicide, bringing it into line with the Constitutional Court's ruling on the Tuscan law. The vote on the entire act is still pending, expected by September.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
Electoral law reaches Senate floor without mandate to rapporteur
The Constitutional Affairs Committee did not complete the examination of the amendments: on September 9 the text arrived in the Assembly in the version passed by the Chamber, and the amendments voted in committee — preferences included — will have to be voted again. Final vote scheduled for September 15.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
Former Ilva, Palazzo Chigi talks break off for two hours and resume
The government proposes a permanent table on the Taranto area and does not rule out public participation, provided a solid industrial plan is submitted. On the table weigh 2,500 dismissal letters in the supply chain.
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