For the second time in just over a year, a problem with ENAV’s data transmission has thrown flights into disarray. Meanwhile, Italy is set to exceed 204 million passengers, but high fuel prices threaten to push ticket prices up by as much as 15 per cent and lead to route cuts

The strike called in Sicily and Calabria will last until 20 October, whilst in Puglia and Basilicata, spontaneous protests by lorry drivers and farmers are continuing. Rising fuel prices are becoming a matter of public order

He was against the bank tax and in favour of cutting personal income tax. The Budget Bill brings two disappointments for Forza Italia

Overall, the country has an abundance of housing (35.6 million homes), but a report by Assonime and Assoimmobiliare estimates that there is a shortfall of 150,000 homes per year in the major cities

With rising rents, insufficient public housing and private investment still limited, Italy must bridge the gap between house prices and household incomes. The way forward is a public-private partnership to boost the supply of affordable housing

Patuanelli criticises the government’s ‘primary surplus’, whilst the PD does not question it. The centre-left needs clarification not only on foreign policy, but also on economic policy