Tag: Italy
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Watch: Roman shipwreck found off the coast of Sicily
A Roman-era shipwreck containing hundreds of amphorae has been discovered off the coast of Mazara del Vallo in western Sicily, in what Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has described as one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years. The wreck is believed to date from between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC,…
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Spain imposes border controls on arrivals from Italy until the end of August in tit-for-tat border dispute
The Italian government instituted border checks on non-EU nationals arriving from Spain following the Ceuta crisis, but the Spanish government has responded by introducing border checks on all Italian passengers arriving in Spain until the end of August. The tit-for-tat border dispute began after the Italian government raised the alarm over the border incident in…
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Italy, the UK and Spain remain the favourite destinations for Maltese holidaymakers
Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain remained the three most popular destinations among Maltese residents travelling abroad during the second quarter of 2026, according to the NSO. Residents made 214,123 outbound tourist trips between April and June, an increase of 2.5% compared with the same period in 2025. Italy remained by far the most popular destination,…
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Italian-led EU force boards sanctioned shadow-fleet tanker near Pantelleria
An Italian-led European Union naval force boarded and inspected a sanctioned tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet west of Pantelleria on Sunday, 2 August, as European authorities intensify operations against vessels suspected of sailing under false flags and helping Moscow evade sanctions. The vessel was identified as the Toa Payoh (IMO: 9298492), a chemical and…
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The appeasement to North African dictators and why Premier Meloni is also fully responsible for what happened in Ceuta
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to play the role of the responsible adult in Europe after hitting out at the Spanish government’s failure to control its border in its North African enclave of Ceuta where up to 60,000 Moroccans breached the border in chaotic scenes last week. First, the Italian Prime Minister called for…
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Spanish Prime Minister writes to President Von der Leyen and urges restoration of common position
In a strongly worded letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned Italy and other European countries that responded to this week’s chaotic scenes in Ceuta by demanding that Spain be suspended from the Schengen Area. The Spanish Prime Minister called on the presidents of the European Council…
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Italy calls for Spain to be suspended from Schengen after thousands of Moroccans breach the border of Ceuta
Italy has called for exceptional Schengen restrictions against Spain after thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, yesterday, on Thursday, 30 July. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said her government was considering extraordinary border-control measures, including suspending the application of the Schengen agreement with Spain. She described the scenes in…
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Austria and Italy connected beneath the Alps as Brenner Base Tunnel’s main railway tubes break through
The two main railway tubes of the Brenner Base Tunnel have been connected beneath the Alpine border between Austria and Italy, marking one of the most important milestones in the construction of the major European railway project. Workers broke through the final rock barriers in the eastern and western tunnel tubes almost simultaneously on 28…
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Striscia La Notizia disappears from Italian television after 38 years
Striscia La Notizia appears to have reached the end of its run after 38 years of satire, investigations and political ridicule on Italian television. Mediaset has not formally announced the programme’s definitive cancellation. However, Striscia has been omitted from the company’s schedules for the 2026–2027 television season, while its social-media accounts have stopped being updated.…
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The EU boards its first Russian shadow fleet tanker
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas announced that on Monday 20th July, the EU has boarded the vessel, South Star suspected of carrying a false Cameroonian flag and conducted an inspection of the vessel. However, the EU did not seize the vessel. The vessel is suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet network and was…
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Italian Prime Minister calls for full accountability to everyone on Bolognas incident: reiterates that police violence is always unacceptable
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for a full and impartial investigation into the death of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan-born man who died while being restrained by police in Bologna on Sunday. Police were called to the Pilastro neighbourhood after receiving reports that Fakir was behaving aggressively and damaging a vehicle. Witnesses said…
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni goes to Palermo to beef up security: Giovanni Falcone’s car lent to Fondazione Falcone
The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has travelled to Palermo, Sicily and convened a Provincial Committee for Public Order and Security involvign both the police and armed forces to coordinate the increase in security in Palermo following repeated attacks by organised crime on businesses in the city. Sicily has recently been gripped by several attacks…
