According to the director of the Piepoli Institute, if the former general were to join the coalition, “he would certainly bring his 8 per cent, but it would have some negative consequences for the alliance: it would further mobilise the centre-left electorate, bring Calenda into the broad coalition and cause a decline in votes for the other centre-right parties”.

At the Palaeur, in their first Serie A match, Paul Matiasic’s team suffered a 75–94 defeat. Setting aside the points lost in the league table, what is missing is a sense of belonging – something that is not created by dance performances, light shows and epic music, but only through time

According to the president of the M5S, “the conditions are not in place to work with the Prime Minister: she should step down and let us get on with our work”. Meanwhile, the leader of AVS adds: “It is a mistake to collaborate with those who have brought Italians to their knees”.

Electoral law, friction within the ruling coalition and the opposition grappling with the back-and-forth over the primaries – election day is drawing nearer, but it is still unclear exactly when people will actually go to the polls. All the possible scenarios on the table

With the start of the football season, the new rule – first seen at the World Cup in the US – has been introduced in our league to reduce time-wasting and redefine the situations in which the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) may be used

Following Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Finland and Sweden have also announced their intention to send ‘Dublin cases’ back to Italy. And a ruling by the European Court of Justice has deprived Rome of the means to refuse them. Amidst the crisis in Ceuta and the suspension of Schengen, the new asylum pact is facing its first serious test. And it is failing it

High energy costs are putting a damper on Italians’ holidays, but arrivals from abroad are driving the sector beyond 2025 levels. From Veneto to Calabria, via Sicily and Puglia, visitor numbers and seasonal adjustment are on the rise. And queues are forming once again outside the Riace Bronzes. Data from Federalberghi 

The provision on security cameras and the retention of footage contained in the legislative decree transposing the European AI Act has sparked much controversy. “But there is no indiscriminate data collection. Images alone do not constitute biometric data. The important thing is to strike the right balance between security requirements and the protection of individual rights,” says the professor

The distance from the hottest fronts, the facilities available at airports and refuelling. The head of the Civil Protection Department describes how aerial operations to extinguish the flames work: “I realise that local people would like to have a Canadair on their doorstep, but it doesn’t work like that. This year there are six bases, but this may change from time to time”

Measures such as these “are very costly, unfair and rather regressive. However, we could consider managing specific categories”, said the chair of the Chamber of Deputies’ Finance Committee after the Council of Ministers effectively postponed a decision on the matter yesterday. “Reopening coal-fired power stations? I don’t think we’ll ever reach that point”