Electricity: Italia pays almost twice as much as France and Spain – its dependence on gas is a major factor

Tax authorities: a surge in audits in 2025. Here’s how tax evaders end up in the crosshairs - 

The Senate has approved the bill implementing the Government’s measures to tackle the housing crisis

The Housing Plan is now law: a boost for the private sector and the refurbishment of 60,000 social housing units 

On 26 June, the US Department of Defence, on behalf of the Navy, awarded a contract worth $74.2 million to Lockheed Martin. One of the aims of the agreement is to provide for the adoption of ‘sovereign’ weapons in the Block 4 modernisation and upgrade programme for the UK and Italian F-35s.

Defence: Italia can now equip its F-35 fighter jets with its own missiles, not just US ones

Ahead of the deadline for submitting amendments to the electoral law, set for Monday 6 July, the organisation The Good Lobby, together with Will and Rete Voto Fuorisede, presented representatives of all the political parties present with a giant version of the bill featuring a hole in the centre to symbolise the lack of provisions on voting away from one’s constituency

Electoral bill to be debated in the Chamber on 14 July. Protest to secure provision for away-from-home voting

Forests on the outskirts of towns to combat extreme temperatures

Meloni welcomes astronaut Parmitano: pride in ‘Italian excellence’

From 1 July, the Financial Intelligence Unit’s new rules come into force: enhanced safeguards for both those who report and those who are the subject of reports, sharing of irregularities between operators, a focus on crypto-assets, and referrals to investigators for those who fail to cooperate

Anti-money laundering: new rules come into force today

Training: Sole 24 Ore Business School is launched

The Joint Forces Operational Commander (COVI), Lieutenant General Giovanni Maria Iannucci, addressed a joint hearing of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies’ Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees as part of the examination of measures relating to international missions: ‘Dozens of explosive devices in the Strait of Hormuz; it will take two months to clear them’

From 3 July, an Italian anti-missile battery will be deployed to defend the NATO summit in Ankara

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