EU earmarks solidarity funds and drone tech to help Italy manage high migrant arrivals
Lega pushes new ‘security decree’ that would narrow family-reunification rights
Competing national strikes threaten late-November travel across Italy
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Italy’s Lega Readies New Security-Immigration Decree, Salvini Confirms
Deputy-PM Matteo Salvini said on 10 November that the Lega has finished drafting a security-immigration decree that could be presented to cabinet within days. The text is expected to extend detention for deportees, expand repatriation centres, tighten biometric checks in visa processing and give prefects power to shut firms using irregular labour. Business groups fear slower hiring of foreign talent and harsher sanctions on supply chains.
Genoa Public-Transport Strike Disrupts Commuter Mobility for Four Hours
AMT workers in Genoa stopped work from 11 : 30 to 15 : 30 on 10 November, paralysing buses and the Genova-Casella line. The UGL-led protest highlights chronic vehicle shortages and staff stress; further strikes are threatened. Business travellers faced delays reaching the port, airport and industrial zones, underscoring the need for contingency transport plans.