Italian Antitrust hits Ryanair with €255 million fine for abuse of dominance
Rome Fiumicino Airport breaks 50 million-passenger barrier ahead of holiday rush
Italian Senate approves 2026 budget—tax changes to hit expatriate payroll costs
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Istat: exports to non-EU markets fall 3.3 %—a signal for assignment planners
Istat’s latest trade bulletin shows November exports to non-EU destinations down 3.3 % and imports down 11.3 %. The slowdown may prompt Italian manufacturers to trim overseas project staff, while lower import costs could ease COLA pressures. Mobility teams should monitor industry demand and logistics capacity into early 2026.
Christmas Travel Alert: Italian Airports Brace for New Year Strikes and Long EES Queues
Euronews (22 December) reports fresh strikes at Italian airports in January and warns that the new biometric Entry/Exit System is causing three-hour queues. Mobility teams should expect flight delays, advise travellers to allow extra time at borders and consider alternative routings.
Italy’s Golden Visa Back in the Spotlight as Indian Investors Look Beyond Portugal and Greece
A 22 December Economic Times feature highlights renewed interest in Italy’s Investor (Golden) Visa among Indian HNWIs, citing low physical-stay requirements, a favourable flat-tax regime and streamlined online processing. The trend gives mobility teams an additional pathway for relocating senior talent to Italy and the wider EU.
Interior Ministry Issues Operational Circular on New Citizenship-by-Descent Rules
A new Interior-Ministry circular (22 December) tells Italian municipalities how to apply the 2025 reform that limits citizenship-by-descent to two generations born abroad and introduces ‘effective link’ tests. HR teams relying on passport-through-ancestry strategies should reassess timelines and fallback visa options.