As of Tuesday, about 4000 unvaccinated Italian healthcare workers will be able to return to work, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced in Rome on Monday evening.

The measures put in place by the country’s previous government led by Mario Draghi would have been valid until the end of the year.

Healthcare staff will be required to continue to wear masks however.

The government has also tightened penalties to crack down on illegal rave parties.

The groups who organise these events, occupying buildings or land without permission, could now face prison for up to six years instead of the previous two.

Organising gatherings of more than 50 people that pose a threat to public order, integrity or health can now result in fines of between 1000 euro and 10,000 euro.

Over the weekend, a techno party in Modena, northern Italy, with several thousand participants made headlines, with police clearing the party, which lasted several days, on Monday.

The Halloween party, which at points hosted more than 3500 guests at once, was supposed to last until Tuesday, according to event organisers.

Media reports said that the police made the partygoers break up the event, and took down the personal details of hundreds of guests.

The illegal rave had caused disapproval among the new government in Rome over the weekend, which led Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi to order police to intervene.

"I am very pleased with the clear signal that has been sent here," Meloni said.

The leader of the populist Lega party and current transport minister, Matteo Salvini, also welcomed the eviction action, tweeting on Monday: "The fun is over."

These were the first official decisions made by the ministers of Meloni's new government.

Further decisions were also made regarding the judiciary. 

In contrast to previous rules, prisoners with life sentences can now be granted lesser sentences, even if they do not co-operate with the judiciary.

In return, however, they are no longer allowed to have any connections to organised crime.

This decision complied with a recommendation by the Constitutional Court.

The government also postponed the entry into force of a judicial reform made by the previous government's cabinet which involved European Union funds for recovery after the pandemic.

Italy must bring the reform into force by the end of the year in order to meet the deadlines for accessing the funds.

―With AAP.