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New Italian security decree tightens migration rules and extends Red Cross role in detention centres
A security decree published on 24 April and presented on 30 April strengthens Italy’s immigration enforcement: longer detention periods, faster expulsions and stricter visa-revocation triggers. The Red Cross will manage services inside detention centres until 2028. Employers face stiffer fines for irregular labour and should tighten compliance checks.
Italy–Japan Working Holiday visa comes into force, opening 12-month stay for under-30s
Italy and Japan have activated their reciprocal Working Holiday programme, allowing citizens aged 18-30 to live and work in the partner country for up to a year without a full work permit. The visa provides a flexible new channel for junior-talent exchanges and short-term assignments between the two economies.