Nationwide Strike Grounds Flights and Delays Trains Across Italy
‘Shepherd One’ 2.0: ITA Airways Handles First Papal Trip Under Pope Leo XIV
Parliament halves processing time for Blue-Card and foreign-trained worker permits
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Work-quota exemption opens for Italian descendants in seven diaspora countries
A decree signed by the Foreign, Interior and Labour Ministers lets qualified Italian descendants from Argentina, Brazil, the US, Australia, Canada, Venezuela and Uruguay obtain work permits outside the tightly capped Flussi quotas. Employers gain access to a large, culturally connected talent pool, while applicants must still document their ancestry and secure a job offer.
Nation-wide strike on 28 November to hit trains, ferries and airport links
Grass-roots unions will stage a 24-hour general strike on 28 November, curtailing rail, local transport and some ferry services. While airports remain open, ground-handling walkouts and suspended rail links could strand business travellers and commuters.
Italian consulates in Spain ramp up capacity as expatriate population nears 350,000
At an annual meeting in Madrid, Italy’s consular leadership outlined service upgrades to handle a 25 % jump in registered Italians living in Spain and Andorra. Faster passport renewals, weekend appointments and mobile biometrics units aim to ease administrative burdens for expatriates and their employers.