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- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
Electoral law, Senate committee rejects amendments and closes without mandate to rapporteur
On September 8th the first committee of Palazzo Madama rejected the opposition's proposed amendments opposed to indicating the prime ministerial candidate. The text arrived in the Chamber on September 9th, the final vote is set for the 15th. The majority premium threshold and the anti-splinter-group rule remain open.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti has outlined the first parameters for the budget law (Today.it), while Cgil General Secretary Maurizio Landini declared "Ready for mobilization" (Primopiano24). Before the budget the government must negotiate with the European Commission an exceptional level of borrowing of up to about 35 billion over three years (Il Post).
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Analysis
Meloni and De Wever at Palazzo Chigi: what is known about the September 7 meeting
The Presidency of the Council records the September 7, 2026 meeting with the Belgian prime minister and the joint statements to the press. On the substance, the available material stops there, and the story rests on a single source.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Analysis
Electoral law, the Senate rejects amendments against the prime ministerial candidate
On September 8th the Constitutional Affairs committee rejected all opposition proposals to remove the requirement to indicate a candidate for prime minister. The text arrives in the Chamber on September 9th at 10am, without the committee voting on the mandate to the rapporteur. Preferences and runoff remain to be defined.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The national strike by staff of the FS Italiane group, which began at 9.18pm on Monday, September 7, ends at 9pm on Tuesday, September 8: cancellations and changes to services are possible, with effects also outside the strike's official window, and passengers are advised to check the status of their train before departure. The story currently comes from a single source (TorreSette.news, reporting the group's communications and the union's call to strike); no independent confirmation available.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Lead Story
Electoral law in the Senate and anti-Semitism bill in the Chamber: the week in Parliament
Committee examination of the electoral reform resumed after preferences were given the go-ahead; the threshold and runoff mechanism remain open. In the Chamber, a vote is expected on the bill against anti-Semitism, with a sit-in announced for Wednesday.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · Analysis
Cernobbio wraps up with clash between leaders, tonight the train strike begins
A story the morning did not tell: at the TEHA-Ambrosetti Forum at Villa d'Este, the political debate centred on alternatives and stability. From 9.18pm tonight, the national railway staff strike begins.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · Analysis
Train strike: who called it and for what reasons
As the 24-hour walkout gets underway, the organisations behind it emerge — CUB Trasporti, SGB, CAT and the national PdM/PdB Assembly of the FSI Group — along with the three reasons for the mobilisation: renewal of the expiring contract, recognition of hazardous/strenuous work, opposition to the tender splitting Intercity services into three lots.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · Analysis
The Republic's longest-serving government opens the week with a rail strike
As of September 4, the Meloni government has surpassed the 1,412 days of Berlusconi II. September's agenda is dominated by electoral law and the budget bill; from tonight, FS group staff are stopping work.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
September 7, 2026 marks the start of the new Italian school year, with returns staggered according to regional calendars: the first students back in the classroom are in Bolzano, the last in Puglia, on September 17. The story currently comes from a single source (regional school calendars cited in Today.it's Start roundup); no independent confirmation available. (Today.it)
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · Analysis
National rail strike from September 7 to 8: what the official notices say
A different story from the one published this morning on Cernobbio. Trenitalia and Rete Ferroviaria Italiana have issued the notices for the national industrial action that begins at 9:18 pm on Monday and ends at 9:00 pm on Tuesday: the scope of companies involved, guaranteed service windows and the limits of the information available.
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Trenitalia today updated its notice on the national rail workers' strike, scheduled from 21:18 on September 7 to 21:00 on September 8, with possible cancellations and changes to long-distance and regional services, as indicated by the company's traffic information notice. The action involves staff from Gruppo FS, Trenitalia, Trenitalia Tper and Trenord; the infrastructure manager's notice also includes Italo, published by RFI. Guaranteed service bands are planned for regional trains on weekdays from 06:00 to 09:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00.
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · Analysis
In Cernobbio, the day dedicated to Italy, and Mattarella's message against "power politics"
The 52nd edition of The European House - Ambrosetti Forum closes today at Villa d'Este: labour, energy, infrastructure, justice and the economy, with a space reserved for the opposition.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · Analysis
From Bari, Meloni proposes an electoral system with the prime ministerial candidate indicated by voters
The development compared with the morning is not the count of days in government, already reported, but what was said on stage: a change to the voting system linking coalition, programme and the name of the prime minister.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · Analysis
Meloni government surpasses duration record, celebrates in Bari
As of September 4, the executive has reached 1,413 consecutive days, one more than the second Berlusconi government. On the same day, the Senate committee gave initial approval to the majority's amendment reintroducing preference voting.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The President of the Republic sent a message to the Ambrosetti forum in Cernobbio in which he points to Europe as an alternative model to conflicts: "Power politics and conflicts bring no benefit." The text is reported by the Tg Politico Parlamentare of the DIRE agency on the basis of a Quirinale statement: the only source available, no independent confirmation.
- Friday, 4 September 2026 · Analysis
End of life, no challenge to the Veneto law: the matter remains with the Regions
A different story from the one this morning, not an update to it: according to the newspaper roundup of 4 September, the government is giving up its challenge against the regional Veneto law, while within Brothers of Italy the idea of a national piece of legislation has stalled. The report currently stems from a single source.
- Friday, 4 September 2026 · Analysis
Diesel, fourth extension until September 10: the cut shifts to mobile excise duties
Giorgetti and Pichetto Fratin signed the interministerial decree on September 4 extending the 17-cent discount per litre. Funding comes from roughly 60 million in extra VAT revenue from August; a Council of Ministers meeting on targeted measures is expected next week.
- Friday, 4 September 2026 · Analysis
Train strike on September 7 and 8: schedules and guaranteed trains confirmed
FS Italiane and RFI have confirmed the national strike from 9:18 PM on Monday, September 7 to 9:00 PM on Tuesday, September 8. It has been called by CUB Trasporti, SGB and CAT. Trenitalia staff in the provinces of Trento and Bolzano are excluded.
- Friday, 4 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Gasoline and diesel prices are reported at historic highs by the September 4 press review. The government is working on extending the cut to diesel excise duties for the period from September 5 to 10: confirmation came from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Matteo Salvini during the Dritto e Rovescio programme on Rete 4. The measure is presented as a bridge ahead of a Council of Ministers meeting next week with targeted support for low incomes and truckers. Sources: Today.it, Sarno Notizie.
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