Truck drivers’ protests in Ferentino, Frosinone, Valmontone and Formia. “Supermarkets in those areas are experiencing supply issues with products from the south. But for now, we are managing to make up the shortfall with goods arriving from abroad,” says Valter Giammaria (Centro agroalimentare Roma).

Clara begins to think that the two of them have run off together. Whilst Rosa cannot bring herself to believe such a possibility, Damiano is certain that is exactly what happened

The major associations are satisfied with the minister’s promises and are calling on Piantedosi to clear the roadblocks. The organisations leading the protest in the south, however, are threatening to continue until 27 October. High diesel prices are weighing on everyone, but the sector is divided over the methods to be used. And there is a risk that shelves will run empty even in the north, where no one is on strike

The Republicans continue to hold a clear financial advantage, but they do not always manage to translate this into support. The lack of funds is, however, an issue amongst the Democrats, particularly in an election cycle that sees them on the offensive in traditionally Republican strongholds  

“From now until midnight, I am joining the hunger strike organised by Pina Picierno to draw international attention to Oleshky, a Ukrainian town where thousands of people are trapped in territory occupied by the Russian army,” writes the leader of Azione. Over 400 people have signed up to the campaign launched by the Vice-President of the European Parliament.

Last year, there were 355,772 births in Italy, 3.8 per cent fewer than in 2024. The fertility rate has fallen further (1.14) and the average age at childbirth has risen to 32.7 years, whilst the number of children born to foreign couples has fallen by 38.7 per cent compared with 2012. And the estimates for the first few months of 2026 do not bode well

“Young people perceive social dynamics as at a standstill: they struggle to find work and feel ill-prepared to face a society undergoing rapid technological transformation,” the former prime minister told Bloomberg

OpenEconomics, a subsidiary of Algebris, acquires Inrete: impact analysis and public affairs under the same umbrella. Meanwhile, the lobbying bill remains stalled in the Senate