Economy Minister Giorgetti: 245 million in funding, cuts to ministries. The measure will follow on from the one already approved at the end of July, which is due to expire on 6 August

Diesel: the excise duty cut remains at 17 centesimi until 25 August - 

Consequently, the police officer will now have to seek the public prosecutor’s authorisation ‘after the event’, contrary to the original wording, which did not provide for such a request

Real-time facial recognition: the rules in Italia 

The date for the new commemoration will be 17 June, commemorating the day in 1983 when the journalist and popular television presenter was arrested on extremely serious charges – membership of a Camorra-style organisation and international drug trafficking – from which he was subsequently fully acquitted after a gruelling legal ordeal

Chamber of Deputies gives the go-ahead for Enzo Tortora Day and a day to commemorate victims of miscarriages of justice

Lake Vico: Luigi Cavallari’s body recovered from a depth of 18 metres

Heatwave: all 27 cities on red alert today – a record high - 

Bolzano is on ‘orange’ alert this Friday

GDP: UPB raises its forecast to +0.9% for 2026 and confirms +0.6% for 2027

The tremor was felt by the public but, according to initial checks carried out following the event, there appears to have been no damage to people or property

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt between Lucca, Pisa and Massa Carrara - 

Vegetables, fruit and olive oil: heat and drought are bringing agriculture to its knees. Milk down 10 per cent

Migrants: how does the Albanian model that Meloni is reviving work?

Summer holidays: car journeys up 20 per cent. Among the seaside villages, Otranto is the most popular

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