23-hour Italo high-speed rail strike disrupts business travel across Italy
Catania airport shuts again as Mount Etna ash grounds flights until at least 18:00
Wave of overnight landings brings 685 migrants to Lampedusa, hotspot over capacity
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23-hour national strike hits Italo high-speed rail network 9–10 July
Italo’s train crews are staging a 23-hour nationwide strike from 9 to 10 July 2026, threatening major cancellations and delays on Italy’s high-speed rail corridors. Only a limited list of guaranteed trains will operate. Business travellers should rebook, build time buffers or switch to alternative carriers; companies relying on same-day rail logistics need contingency plans.
Rail link between Rome and Naples halted after suspected WWII bomb found
Rail traffic on the Rome–Naples coastal route was suspended on 9 July after a suspected WWII ordnance was found near the tracks. Passenger and freight trains are being rerouted, adding hours to journeys; clearance work may continue into 10 July. The incident exposes infrastructure risks on one of Italy’s busiest corridors.
Italy’s new three-year ‘Decreto Flussi’ to authorise 500,000 work permits – biggest quota yet
A leaked draft shows the 2026-2028 ‘Decreto Flussi’ will allocate half a million work permits – the largest labour-migration programme in Italy’s history. With the end of ‘click-day’, rolling filing windows, digital signatures and priority quotas for partner countries, employers will gain more flexibility but must adapt workflows quickly to exploit the bigger numbers.
Italy’s coalition pushes new bills to fast-track deportations and strip citizenship for serious crimes
Draft laws presented in Rome would deport non-EU offenders sentenced to more than a year in jail and broaden the grounds for revoking Italian citizenship. Ministers say the move is now possible under the new EU Migration Pact, but critics warn of legal challenges and business-talent fallout. Mobility managers should track the proposals because even relatively light convictions could trigger expulsion once the bills become law.
Meloni’s party files bill for automatic deportation of foreign offenders
Reuters confirms the Brothers of Italy draft law would make deportation mandatory for non-EU nationals jailed for more than a year and widen citizenship-loss provisions. The plan heightens compliance risks for employers and underscores Italy’s tougher political stance on migration before next year’s election.
Airlines urge EU to pause Entry/Exit System as Milan Bergamo faces growing holiday queues
European airlines and airports want the EU to let them suspend biometric checks under the new EES border-control system for the summer, citing queues of up to five hours. Milan Bergamo is listed among the worst-affected airports, so travellers to and from Italy should plan for delays and contingency costs.