Four-Hour Walkout Hits Rome’s Fiumicino and Ciampino Airports, Causing Mid-Day Delays
Air-Traffic Controllers, easyJet and Volotea Plan 14 November Strikes Across Italy
Italy Pushes EU to Bring Forward E-Commerce Parcel Levy to 2026
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EU earmarks solidarity funds and drone tech to help Italy manage high migrant arrivals
The European Commission confirmed on 11 November that Italy will be eligible for the EU’s new ‘solidarity pool’ once the Migration & Asylum Pact starts in mid-2026. The scheme lets Rome request asylum-seeker relocations or targeted funding as migrant arrivals remain high. Brussels will also open a €250 million tender for drones and anti-drone gear to bolster border security. The measures aim to reduce pressure on Italy’s reception system and could, over time, lessen ad-hoc border checks that complicate business travel.
Lega pushes new ‘security decree’ that would narrow family-reunification rights
On 11 November Deputy PM Matteo Salvini said the League is drafting a new ‘security decree’ that would tighten immigration rules, notably by limiting family-reunification visas to spouses and minor children. The proposal, still under discussion within the coalition, follows two recent immigration laws and could complicate corporate relocations if adult dependants are excluded. Employers and NGOs warn the plan may conflict with EU family-reunification directives.
Competing national strikes threaten late-November travel across Italy
USB has declared a 24-hour general strike for 28 November, while CGIL plans a separate nationwide stoppage on 12 December. Transport unions often join such walkouts, meaning flights, trains and urban transit could be heavily disrupted. Companies with employees travelling to or within Italy over those dates should expect cancellations and build extra time into schedules.