Italy Opens 2026 ‘Click Day’ for 75,000 Non-Seasonal Work Permits
Nation-Wide Air-Transport Strike Postponed to 26 February to Shield Winter Olympics
Poste Italiane Extends Passport Issuance to 5,000+ Post Offices, Sets New Daily Record
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Countdown to UK ETA Enforcement: Italian Travellers Need Digital Permission from 25 February
From 25 February 2026, Italian nationals must hold a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation to board any flight, train or ferry to Britain. Companies should build the £16 digital permit into their travel-approval workflows to avoid last-minute disruptions.
Italian NGOs Join EU-Wide Alarm Over Proposed ‘ICE-Style’ Return Rules
A coalition of 90 NGOs – including Italian groups – say the EU’s forthcoming Returns Regulation risks normalising police raids and racial profiling, echoing US ICE practices. They call on Italian MEPs to insert human-rights safeguards before the text is finalised.
Italy Publishes February Strike Calendar: National Air-Transport Walkout Moved to 26 February
A 15 February update confirms dozens of Italian transport stoppages this month and moves the nationwide airport strike to 26 February, after ministerial intervention to protect Olympic traffic. Companies should reroute critical flights and warn travellers of cascading rail and bus walkouts later in the month.
Government-Union Clash Over Olympic Flight Strike Defused as Walkout Postponed
On 15 February the Italian government invoked emergency powers to postpone a 24-hour airline strike that would have paralysed Olympic traffic. Unions reluctantly moved the action to 26 February but denounced the move as an attack on labour rights, signalling further unrest ahead.