Eni and IP have capped petrol and diesel prices across Italy to cushion drivers against inflation, but rapid stock shortages and furious reactions from truckers and taxi drivers are sparking further unrest.

Prosecutors are demanding life imprisonment for the primary suspect and 17-year sentences for three co-defendants tried in absentia for the 2016 kidnapping, torture, and killing of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni in Cairo.

During his visit to France, the Pope addressed the care of abuse victims and defended human dignity while rejecting the idea of programmed death.

A 2025 deficit of 3.1% keeps Italy under the EU’s excessive deficit procedure, limiting access to new European defence financing and budget flexibility.

Nearly twenty years after the murder of Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox appeared on Italian television to discuss her quiet life with her husband and children, her evolving relationship with Raffaele Sollecito, and the true message behind her stand-up show.

More than 24,000 businesses closed between 2019 and 2025, as rising costs, weaker spending and changing habits put neighbourhood bars under growing pressure.

Italy recorded €11.8 billion in additional taxable sales in the first eight months of 2026 as the new link between cash registers and POS terminals takes effect.

Alabama-based contractor Caddell reached a record settlement with Italian prosecutors following a gangmastering investigation that revealed systemic abuse and wage deductions among migrant workers in Milan.

Chinese imports into Italy hit a record in 2025, while Italian exports to China fell, deepening the trade imbalance and intensifying competition in high-tech sectors.

Italy’s natural stone exports continue to grow, but weaker global demand and geopolitical uncertainty are weighing on machinery and equipment sales.

The Drip, the first shoe designed by Demna for Gucci, is made in China, while the fashion house says Italy will remain at the centre of its production.

The “Thinking Italian” auction returns to Paris with works by de Chirico, Fontana, Kounellis, Pistoletto and Boetti, alongside a quarter-century of Italian art sales.

A Trieste lawyer discovered that her car had been driven without authorisation after using Google Street View to track it down near her mechanic’s home.

NASA, JAXA and ESA astronauts spend a week in South Tyrol learning to identify rocks, meteorites and possible traces of ancient life in a Mars-like landscape.