Hormuz LNG strikes widen force majeure, hitting Italian industry

QatarEnergy extends force majeure on three more cargoes, tightening energy supplies for manufacturing regions like Piemonte

The second tanker strike in the Strait of Hormuz within a month has extended force majeure on Qatari LNG shipments, raising energy costs for Italian industry.

Lorenzo Ferraris · ECONOMY

EU chief urges united border action as Ceuta crisis strains Schengen

Von der Leyen calls for solidarity with Spain after migrant rush sparks spat with Italy and others

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has urged 'united action' on border security after the Ceuta migrant rush triggered a public dispute between Madrid and several EU partners.

Adriana Sole · INTERNATIONAL

Drought tightens across Italy, Sardinia's interior feels the strain

Water restrictions spread as dry conditions hit the island's agriculture

Cities and regions across Italy are issuing ordinances to limit water use amid drought conditions, with Sardinia's pastoral interior facing acute pressure.

Gavino Sanna · REGIONAL

EU gains new powers to enforce AI rules, putting Milan's tech sector on notice

Landmark regulations take effect Sunday, with fines for companies breaking the law

The EU's landmark AI enforcement powers took effect Sunday, giving regulators the ability to fine companies that breach the rules, a shift Milan's tech and design sectors are watching closely.

Beatrice Comolli · NATIONAL

Ceuta Migration Crisis Becomes a 'Political Tool' Across Europe

Italy's Schengen suspension with Spain sparks debate over border politics

Italy's temporary suspension of the Schengen Agreement with Spain is being framed as a political symbol rather than a meaningful policy, analysts say.

Costanza Bardi

Ceuta Border Crisis Tests EU Solidarity, Reaches Inland Italy

Italy's Schengen suspension with Spain stirs debate in the interior

As the EU argues over the Ceuta migrant influx, Italy's temporary Schengen suspension with Spain reverberates in inland regions like Umbria.

Niccolò Mariani

Ceuta crisis tests Rome's EU border solidarity

Italy's Schengen suspension with Spain draws EU rebuke as von der Leyen urges unity

Italy's temporary suspension of the Schengen arrangement with Spain after the Ceuta migrant influx has exposed divisions within the EU, with the bloc's chief calling for 'united action' on borders.

Davide Ruspoli

Ceuta Crisis Tests Calabria's Coastal Towns

Italy's Schengen suspension with Spain adds new strain to Mediterranean routes

As the EU scrambles over Ceuta, Calabria's ports and beaches feel the ripple effects of a border crisis far from its shores.

Saverio Gallo

Como's Champions League rise meets fan backlash over stadium rules

Serie A surprise package defends attendance policy fans call draconian

Como's new stadium policy requiring fans to attend most home games has sparked a bitter row with supporters, the Guardian reports.

Tobia Marenghi

Hormuz strikes widen as Edison faces LNG force majeure

Second tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz; Italian utility Edison sees 24 Qatari cargoes affected

A second tanker carrying Qatari LNG has been struck in the Strait of Hormuz within a month, with Italian utility Edison saying QatarEnergy has extended force majeure on further cargoes.

Davide Ruspoli

Hormuz strikes widen force majeure on Qatari LNG, testing Italy's energy bill

Edison says QatarEnergy extended force majeure to three more cargoes, bringing total affected to 24 shipments through September

A second LNG tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz within a month, as Italian utility Edison confirmed QatarEnergy widened force majeure on shipments through September.

Beatrice Comolli

Ceuta Crisis Strains Schengen, Testing Veneto's Summer Travel

Italy's suspension of Schengen with Spain adds friction to a fragile recovery

The Schengen suspension between Italy and Spain, triggered by the Ceuta migrant crisis, complicates travel and trade for Veneto's tourism and export sectors.

Tommaso Veronese

Ceuta crisis turns Schengen suspension into a border politics test

Italy's temporary suspension with Spain becomes a symbol of EU disunity, analysts say

Italy's temporary suspension of Schengen with Spain after the Ceuta migrant rush is read by analysts as a political tool, not a meaningful European policy.

Sergio Madrussan

The Heat That Unmakes the Map

Italy's red-alert cities reveal a country where the climate crisis is no longer a forecast but a geography of daily life.

Editorial Board

The Currency of the Sea

The cash that washed up on a Sicilian beach is a parable of the Mediterranean's double life: a frontier of tragedy and a ledger of shadow economies.

Editorial Board