The Council of Ministers has approved yet another extension (the fifteenth) to the excise duty cut: “But it’s not enough,” admits the Prime Minister. Legislation to speed up hydrocarbon extraction in Italy. Confindustria’s concerns over the lengthy delays (and the prospect of an early general election).

The Prime Minister is considering merging the events into a single date a year from now, partly for cost reasons. However, the feasibility of the choice matters more than the possibility itself.

Changes to the electoral law have been left to the final round of negotiations before the plenary session. Meanwhile, Salvini and Tajani continue to bicker over the tax on banks’ windfall profits. And there is still no agreement on excise duties either.

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

The opposition is wrong to downplay its benefits: one need only look at the international context and what is happening in Europe

Support for Ukraine takes a back seat to the celebrations over Meloni’s record. And the decree due at the end of the summer is still being finalised. Tajani’s awkward moments at European summits

Diplomats removed, demoted, left without political protection; the Mattei Plan bypassing the Foreign Ministry. The Fabrizi case exposes a system which, after four years, is now presenting the bill. Are there limits to Chigi? A check-up