Budget Law Tightens Flat-Tax Regime for New Residents While Keeping Italy Attractive to Expats
Italy Extends Deadline for ‘Benefit-of-Law’ Citizenship Declarations to 2029
EU Home-Affairs Council Eyes Tougher Return Policy and Coordinated Visa Strategy—Implications for Italy
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Italy Overhauls Consular and Business-Support Services Abroad Under New Law
Law 11/2026 modernises Italy’s consular operations and creates a single digital desk for companies abroad. Digital notarial acts, strict processing deadlines and online performance dashboards should streamline passport, visa and document-legalisation workflows for Italian citizens and their employers.
EU Coordinates Six Emergency Repatriation Flights From Middle East, Bringing Italians Home
Brussels used the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to run six flights that evacuated EU citizens—including dozens of Italians—from Gulf airports closed by regional hostilities. The operation underscores the importance for employers of robust traveller-tracking and emergency-evacuation protocols, as airlines reroute and insurance costs rise.
First Transfers to Italy’s Offshore Processing Centre in Albania Completed
Italy has flown 80 irregular migrants to its new offshore processing site in Albania, formally launching the Rome–Tirana protocol. The move aims to ease pressure on domestic holding centres but raises cost-transparency and human-rights questions that international employers with Italian operations should track.
Italy Raises Air-Defence Alert to Maximum, Issues Travel-Security Advisory
After missile incidents in Cyprus and Turkey, Italy elevated its air-defence status to the maximum NATO level and warned airlines to prepare for reroutes and possible slot restrictions. Business travellers to or overflying the Eastern Mediterranean should expect longer journeys and ensure crisis-alert tools are active.
Italy Showcases 225 Companies at Berlin ITB Fair, Courts German Business Travellers
At the ITB fair in Berlin, Italy unveiled its largest pavilion ever, featuring 225 companies and highlighting new tech-enabled entry procedures due this summer. Germany’s importance as Italy’s biggest tourist source market means business-travel demand and hotel pricing are set to climb.
Fast-Track Citizenship Filings for Italian Minors—Deadline Extended to 2029
Italy has extended to 31 May 2029 the deadline for parents abroad to register minor children for citizenship recognition. The three-year reprieve eases consular backlogs but requires corporate mobility teams to update family-support checklists to avoid costly adult applications later.