The ministerial decree of 8 June has been published in the Official Gazette. The rules come into force tomorrow, 12 July

Speed cameras: new rules come into force – the ‘reliability licence’ is introduced

Note from the Region: according to a provisional estimate, a total of between 800 and 900 hectares have been burnt across the provinces of Turin, Vercelli, Novara and Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Italia in the grip of a heatwave. Piedmont Region: ‘Wildfires are causing an ecological disaster’

Video message from the Minister of Defence on the occasion of the 47th edition of the Ischia International Journalism Festival

Crosetto: ‘Security also depends on reliable information’

Barring any last-minute developments, that day marks the expiry of the deadline by which the European Union may challenge the measures proposed by the government. On 15 April, the Mimit notified the European Commission of the draft legislative decree entitled ‘Measures to combat commercial practices involving the repositioning of pre-packaged products’, a procedure which allows three months for any objections from the EU; in the absence of such objections, the decree – as Codacons explains – is deemed to have been approved

Fewer items per pack but at the same price – the new rules come into force on 15 July 

Operation carried out by officers from the Sassari Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza. For purchases paid for using traceable electronic payment methods such as credit or debit cards, the shops issued a standard receipt bearing the required ‘RT’ logo (‘electronic cash register’), whilst, in the case of cash payments, staff issued a simple administrative document.

Massive tax fraud, fake receipts for cash payments: tax evasion amounting to 20 million euros - 

Majority amendment: anyone wishing to vote in the forthcoming general and European elections or in referendums, but who is unable to return to their city of residence, may cast their vote for candidates in the constituency where they are registered as residents

Voting for students living away from home in general elections, referendums and European elections is here: here’s how it works

Current accounts and deposits increased by 23.5 billion euros (+1.5 per cent) between 2024 and 2025, reaching a total of 1,603.2 billion. By contrast, BTPs, BOTs and other bonds rise from 495.9 billion to 523.6 billion, an increase of almost 28 billion (+5.6%), followed by unit trusts (+6.9%) and insurance policies, which rise from 1,128.4 billion to 1,174.4 billion, an increase of around 46 billion (+4.1%) in a single year

Fabi: around 6,500 billion in Italian households’ piggy banks

He was 87. He passed away after a long illness

Peppino di Capri, the romantic of Italian music, has died - 

Young entrepreneurs in Lazio propose a pact for innovation and competitiveness through artificial intelligence

The scheme enabled the evasion of tax and the laundering of the resulting illicit proceeds through a complex network of shell companies. Seven precautionary measures have been implemented, and an accountant is also implicated.

A Milan-based ‘shadow bank’ has been dismantled, with assets worth 2.5 million seized

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