National-conservative party; currently ruling Italy
A fire at Spin Time Labs in Rome has intensified government scrutiny of occupied properties. Authorities have seized the building while residents, including families, face displacement as the city searches for housing alternatives amid political debate over squats.
Moroccan forces have detained scores of people near Fnideq after social media calls encouraged a repeat mass crossing toward the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. Security services have used tear gas and set up checkpoints; Spain has kept extra police, soldiers and a maritime barrier in place while several news agencies were ordered to leave the Moroccan border town.
Spain has imposed reciprocal border checks on travellers from Italy after Rome has kept controls that it introduced following a deadly mass crossing into Ceuta on 30–31 July. Italy has said it will not lift checks until it is satisfied there is no new migration wave or security risk. The dispute has fractured EU unity and left thousands still in Ceuta.
Italy has reached 1,413 days in power, the longest-serving government since the republic’s founding, as Meloni’s coalition marks the milestone amid debates over stability, growth, and the outlook ahead of 2027 elections.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced the government will abolish a widely unpopular tax and plans to adopt the measure at Wednesday's cabinet meeting. The reform accompanies a new electoral law designed to deliver clearer winners and oppositions, party lawmakers say ahead of a key vote.
Parliament has approved a shift to a fully proportional system that awards a large bonus of seats to any party or coalition winning at least 42% of the vote. The lower house passed the law 227–164 in a secret ballot. The reform forces pre-election coalitions to name a prime ministerial candidate and programme and will reshape alliance strategy ahead of elections due by October 2027.