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Summit in Paris on Ukraine Security Amid Rising Tensions A summit on Ukraine and European security will be held in Paris on Monday, February 17th, with President Emmanuel Macron hosting an informal meeting with leaders from Germany, the UK, Italy, […]

Jannik Sinner Suspended for Three Months Over Doping Violation Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner has agreed to a three-month suspension after testing positive for clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid. The 23-year-old world number one was found to have traces of

Medihospes to Lay Off Staff at Migrant Centers in Albania Amid Legal and Operational Challenges Medihospes, the cooperative managing Italy’s migrant centers in Albania, has announced it will lay off nearly all employees working at the two facilities, with dismissals

Italian Parliament Elects Four Constitutional Court Judges After Year-Long Stalemate After more than a year of deadlock, the Italian Parliament has elected the four remaining judges to the Constitutional Court. It required a three-fifths majority of 363 votes from the

Italian Prisons Grant Intimate Visits for Inmates After Constitutional Court Ruling In recent weeks, two Italian prisoners have been granted the right to have intimate, unsupervised visits with their partners, a first since last year’s ruling by the Constitutional Court

International Criminal Court Opens Investigation into Italy’s Failure to Cooperate with Arrest of Libyan Official The International Criminal Court (ICC) has initiated an internal investigation into the Italian government’s decision to release Njeem Osama Almasri, the head of the Libyan

Italian Leaders Honor Foibe Victims on Remembrance Day On the Day of Remembrance, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid tribute to the victims of the foibe massacres and the Istrian, Fiuman, and Dalmatian exodus, calling it a painful chapter of

Paragon Solutions Suspends Ties with Italy Amid Spyware Scandal Involving Journalists Israeli software company Paragon Solutions has cut ties with Italy following revelations that its spyware system, Graphite, was used to target journalists and activists, including Francesco Cancellato and Luca

Ministers Defend Almasri’s Release Amid Legal and Political Controversy On Wednesday, Italy’s Justice and Interior Ministers, Carlo Nordio and Matteo Piantedosi, addressed the Italian Parliament about the controversial case of Almasri, the Libyan judicial police chief involved in crimes against

Italy Struggles with Spending PNRR Funds Despite Progress on Reforms Openpolis has revealed that as of December 13, 2024, Italy has spent only 58 billion euros, roughly 30% of the 194 billion allocated for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan