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EU calls emergency talks as Ceuta crisis strains Schengen
Italy's border suspension with Spain prompts bloc-wide debate on migration rules
A majority of EU countries have called for emergency talks after Italy suspended Schengen with Spain over the Ceuta migrant influx.
Adriana Sole · INTERNATIONAL
Pozzuoli quake: Campi Flegrei's strongest tremor in 40 years
4.7-magnitude quake injures 26, forces 300 evacuations near Naples
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Naples, injuring 26 and prompting about 300 evacuations in the Campi Flegrei volcanic region.
Rosaria Esposito · NATIONAL
Coast Guard evacuates 700 by sea as wildfire hits Adriatic town
Tourists and residents flee to the beach as flames cut off land routes
The Italian Coast Guard evacuated more than 700 people by sea from a seaside town on the Adriatic as a wildfire approached, leaving the water the only viable escape route.
Francesca Lazzari · REGIONAL
EU gains new powers to enforce landmark AI rules
From Sunday, Brussels can fine companies breaching the bloc's artificial intelligence law
The European Union now has authority to enforce its AI Act, with fines for violators, a shift with implications for Italy's tech sector.
Adriana Sole · ECONOMY
Regional dispatches
Italy suspends Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migrant influx
Border checks return for air and sea travel as EU weighs response to enclave crisis
Italy has temporarily suspended its Schengen arrangement with Spain, restoring controls on flights and ferries after tens of thousands of migrants entered Ceuta.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Italy puts nearly all cities on highest heat alert
Red alerts in 19 major cities including Turin as heatwave grips the country
Italy has placed nearly all of its major cities under the highest heat alert as a fresh heatwave sweeps the country, with 19 cities including Turin on red alert.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Cervinia summer skiing halted as warm spell hits high Alps
One of Europe's best-known summer ski resorts awaits colder weather before reopening slopes
Zermatt Cervinia, a rare summer skiing destination, has closed its lifts as warm conditions grip the high Alps.
Camille Bréan
Franco Baresi, AC Milan and Italy defensive icon, dies at 66
The one-club captain who defined an era of Italian football has died, drawing tributes from across the sport
Franco Baresi, the legendary AC Milan and Italy defender, has died at 66, prompting an outpouring of tributes from the football world.
Beatrice Comolli
Italy Puts Nearly All Major Cities on Highest Heat Alert
Red alerts for 19 cities as fresh heatwave grips the country from Monday
Italy places nearly all major cities under the highest heat alert from Monday as a fresh heatwave grips the country, with 19 cities already on red alert.
Klara Hofer
Veneto's cities brace as Italy's heat alert climbs to red
National red alerts spread to nearly all major cities as a fresh heatwave tests residents and travellers alike
Italy places nearly all major cities on the highest heat alert from Monday, a move that will test Veneto's tourist hubs and its ageing population.
Tommaso Veronese
Italy suspends Schengen with Spain after Ceuta influx
Border controls return for air and sea travellers as EU weighs emergency talks
Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen agreement with Spain following the migrant influx into Ceuta, a move that will affect travellers between the two countries.
Sergio Madrussan
Italy puts nearly all cities on highest heat alert
19 major cities on red alert as fresh heatwave grips the country
Italy is placing nearly all of its major cities under the highest alert for heat from Monday, as a fresh heatwave grips the country.
Sergio Madrussan
Ceuta crisis tests Italy's Schengen suspension and Adriatic ports
Italy's move to suspend Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migration puts Adriatic ferry routes in focus
Italy's suspension of Schengen with Spain over the Ceuta migrant influx has put new scrutiny on Adriatic and Mediterranean travel routes, including the Ancona-Split ferry corridor.
Elena Marcheggiani
Italy's highest heat alert hits Genoa as port braces for strain
Nearly all major cities on red alert as heatwave tests infrastructure
Italy places almost all major cities on the highest heat alert as a fresh heatwave grips the country, with implications for the port of Genoa's operations.
Marina Doria
Ceuta crisis tightens Schengen, a test for Genoa's ferry links
Italy's suspension of Schengen with Spain hits air and sea travel
Italy suspends the Schengen arrangement with Spain after the migrant influx into Ceuta, a measure that will impact people travelling by plane or boat between the two countries.
Marina Doria
Italy's cities on highest heat alert as new wave grips country
Nearly all major cities under red alert from Monday; the productive plain braces for another scorching week
Italy places nearly all major cities on the highest heat alert as a fresh heatwave grips the country, authorities said on Saturday.
Giulia Benati
Naples quake injures dozens and tests Italy's seismic readiness
Strongest tremor in 40 years hits volcanic region near Naples; the response offers lessons for Italy's other quake-prone regions
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake west of Naples injured 26 people and forced about 300 to evacuate, the strongest tremor to hit the area in decades.
Giulia Benati
Italy's heat alert spreads to Marche as red-alert cities expand
Nearly all Italian cities on highest heat alert, with Marche's coastal towns bracing for the surge
Italy places nearly all major cities on the highest heat alert as a fresh heatwave grips the country, with Marche's Adriatic coast expected to feel the strain on tourism and health services.
Elena Marcheggiani
Italy suspends Schengen with Spain as Ceuta migrant crisis deepens
Rome tightens border checks as EU grapples with one of its largest migrant crises in years
Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain, a move affecting air and sea travel, as the EU faces a major migrant crisis in Ceuta.
Davide Ruspoli
Rome among 19 cities on highest heat alert as heatwave grips Italy
Authorities place nearly all major cities under red alert from Monday, with temperatures expected to soar
Rome is among nearly all Italian major cities placed on the highest heat alert as a fresh heatwave grips the country, authorities said on Saturday.
Davide Ruspoli
Naples quake stirs Apennine memories of 2009 L'Aquila disaster
A 4.7-magnitude tremor near Naples injures dozens and revives scrutiny of Italy's seismic preparedness
The strongest quake to hit the Naples region in 40 years has put Italy's seismic vulnerabilities back in focus, echoing the 2009 L'Aquila disaster.
Marco Di Sante
Italy puts nearly all cities on highest heat alert as heatwave grips nation
Nineteen major cities on red alert as authorities warn of health risks; mountain regions face their own pressures
Italy's heatwave escalates with nearly all major cities under the highest alert, a development with particular significance for Abruzzo's mountain communities.
Marco Di Sante
Italy's heatwave red alert reaches Molise's aging interior
As nearly all major cities face highest heat alert, the region's elderly and isolated villages face the brunt
Italy places nearly all major cities on highest heat alert as a fresh heatwave grips the country; Molise's aging population and isolated villages face particular risk.
Antonio Petrella
Naples on red alert as Italy faces record heatwave
Nearly all major cities, including Naples, under highest heat warning
Naples is among 19 Italian cities on red alert for heat, with authorities bracing for a fresh heatwave that could push temperatures to record highs.
Rosaria Esposito
FT column reignites olive oil rivalry: is Spanish oil superior?
A Financial Times opinion piece argues Spain's olive oil outshines Italy's, stirring a familiar Mediterranean debate
A Financial Times column claiming Spanish olive oil is far superior to Italian has reignited a long-running rivalry, with implications for Puglia's groves and the region's oil economy.
Francesca Lazzari
Craco's Ghost Town: A Warning From Basilicata's Fractured Soil
The abandoned village stands as a monument to landslide risk as Italy's heat alerts rise
As Italy braces for record heat, the abandoned Basilicata town of Craco offers a stark lesson in environmental fragility.
Pietro Lasorsa
Ceuta's Migrant Crisis Ripples Into Basilicata's Summer Economy
Italy's Schengen suspension with Spain raises questions for southern tourism and travel
Italy's suspension of the Schengen agreement with Spain over the Ceuta migrant influx may complicate travel for Basilicata's visitors and its diaspora.
Pietro Lasorsa
Italy suspends Schengen with Spain as Ceuta crisis deepens
Rome tightens border checks after 60,000 migrants reach the Spanish enclave, testing EU solidarity
Italy has suspended the Schengen agreement with Spain, a move that will affect air and sea travel between the two countries as the EU grapples with its largest migrant crisis in years.
Saverio Gallo
Heat alert grips Italy's cities as Calabria swelters
Nearly all major cities on red alert as a fresh heatwave tests the South's resilience
Italy is placing nearly all of its major cities under the highest alert for heat from Monday, with 19 already on red alert, as a fresh heatwave grips the country.
Saverio Gallo
Heat alert grips Italy, putting Sicily's water and agriculture at risk
Nearly all major cities on red alert as heatwave intensifies across the country
Italy places nearly all major cities on highest heat alert; Sicily faces heightened strain on water supplies and agriculture.
Concetta Vassallo
Sardinia on highest heat alert as Italy swelters
Island faces red-alert temperatures while wildfire risk climbs across the Mediterranean
Sardinia is among Italian cities placed on the highest heat alert as a fresh heatwave grips the country, raising wildfire risks across the island.
Gavino Sanna
Inter raise Curtis Jones offer to €35m as Liverpool exit looms
Italian champions renew pursuit of midfielder with one year left on Anfield contract
Inter have made a new approach for Liverpool's Curtis Jones and are willing to raise their offer to €35m (£30m), the Guardian reports.
Tobia Marenghi
Chelsea sign Italy's Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona
Attacking midfielder joins on four-year contract as Italian talent moves abroad
Chelsea have signed Italy attacking midfielder Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona on a four-year contract, the BBC reports.
Tobia Marenghi
Marilyn Monroe's centenary film premieres at Venice festival
Dakota Johnson's ninth-cousin link to Monroe marks Venice premiere of Flesh Impact
A short film marking Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday will premiere at the Venice film festival, with Dakota Johnson revealed as her ninth cousin three times removed.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Italy's red heat alerts strain summer cultural calendar
Nineteen cities on highest alert as festivals and museums adapt to extreme heat
Italy has put nearly all major cities on the highest heat alert, complicating a summer cultural season built around outdoor events and crowded piazzas.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Ceuta crisis tests Schengen as Sicily watches its own frontier
Italy's suspension of border-free travel with Spain echoes across the Mediterranean
Italy suspends Schengen with Spain after 60,000 reach Ceuta; Sicily, a landing point for migrants, faces renewed scrutiny of EU border policy.
Concetta Vassallo
Florentine monks' coca-and-kola elixir may predate Coca-Cola
A 19th-century recipe found in a convent's pharmacy archives revives debate over the drink's origins
A document unearthed in Florence's convent archives describes a potion of Bolivian coca leaves, kola nuts and wine, prompting comparisons to Coca-Cola.
Costanza Bardi
Italy's heat alert climbs as Tuscany braces for red-level temperatures
Nearly all major cities face highest alert from Monday, with Florence among them
Italy places nearly all major cities on the highest heat alert from Monday, as a fresh heatwave grips the country and tests its tourism season.
Costanza Bardi
Norcia quake 10 years on: Umbrian town's slow recovery
Decade after deadly tremor, Norcia still rebuilds as seismic risk endures
Ten years after the earthquake that devastated Norcia, the Umbrian town continues its slow recovery, with reconstruction and seismic safety still central concerns.
Niccolò Mariani
Opinion
The Border Within
Italy's suspension of Schengen with Spain reveals how quickly the union's internal lines can reassert themselves when the external frontier fails.
Editorial Board
The Ground Beneath Us
The earthquake near Naples and the submerged city of Baiae remind us that Italy's heritage is built on shifting ground, both literally and figuratively.
Editorial Board