The Senate Constitutional Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved the core of the government’s reform for the direct election of the prime minister by the Italian people.
Direct elections of prime ministers could favour more populist candidates. (Photo: ANSA)
This norm would change article 92 of the Italian Constitution.
It enshrines in the founding charter the principle of the ...
Prosecutors in Crotone on Tuesday served notification to six officials that they have concluded an investigation into allegedly negligent delays in the rescue effort regarding the shipwreck of the Summer Love boat.
Pensions and Social Security Agency INPS, Carabinieri police and labour inspectors have carried out a joint operation to crack down on the gangmaster system in the agricultural sector.
The Senate on Wednesday gave definitive approval to Deputy Prime Minister and Transport and Industry Minister Matteo Salvini’s so-called ‘save-home’ (salva-casa) decree.
Interior Undersecretary Nicola Molteni said Thursday that the government is set to present an amendment to the security bill that would see body cameras installed on the uniforms of Italian police officers.
In a sentence published on Thursday, Italy’s Constitutional Court ruled that a government decree converted into law last year is unconstitutional.
President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday blasted “any act directed against free press” as “a subversive act against the Republic”.
Calabria Governor Roberto Occhiuto on Thursday called for a moratorium on the application of the law recently approved by Giorgia Meloni’s centre-right government introducing ‘differentiated autonomy’ for Italy’s regions.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella met Italian athletes taking part in the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Olympic village on Thursday and sang the national anthem with them.
The European Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report on Wednesday expressed concern about a law recently approved by the government that abolishes the crime of abuse of office.
Concerns about the possible impact of Giorgia Meloni’s government’s draft reform to introduce the direct election of the prime minister were mentioned in the Italy chapter on the European Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report on Wednesday.
