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Government Gives Final Green Light to EU ‘Single Permit’ for Foreign Workers
Italy Expands 7 % Tax Regime for Foreign Pensioners to Towns of up to 30,000 Residents
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Italy Formalises Digital-Nomad Visa as Global Competition Intensifies
A joint ministerial decree published this week cements Italy’s Digital-Nomad Visa in national immigration law, setting a €28,000 income floor and streamlined family-reunification rules. The move strengthens Italy’s hand in a crowded European market for remote workers.
Udine Four-Hour Bus Strike Signals Fresh Wave of April Transport Walkouts
Arriva Udine drivers will stage a four-hour strike on 13 April, disrupting evening bus services in the city and surrounding province. The action is part of a broader wave of regional transport strikes that could complicate business travel across Italy this month.
Italy prepares new ‘Decreto Flussi’ to admit 500,000 foreign workers over 2026-28
A draft immigration-quota decree would authorise almost half-a-million new Italian work visas between 2026 and 2028, increasing places for seasonal, long-term and highly-qualified workers. If approved this week, applications could open in June, giving employers a larger—though rapidly exhausted—pool of permits but also requiring faster consular and police processing. The move is significant for sectors facing acute labour shortages and for multinational companies planning assignments.
Week ahead: multiple strikes and transport disruptions across Italy
An overview of the coming week shows four-hour stoppages on Naples public-transport, a Sicily–mainland ferry strike, and ongoing tram and rail engineering works. Business travellers should expect localised delays, check “fasce protette” timetables and arrange fallback transport. The string of actions highlights persistent labour disputes that could intensify into the summer season.
Fuel-supply worries spur threat of nationwide truckers’ strike as airports monitor kerosene stocks
Diesel and jet-fuel supply constraints tied to Middle-East shipping disruptions have prompted Italy’s main road-freight union to threaten a national strike, while airport operators warn kerosene stocks could run dry within weeks. Companies moving employees or goods should prepare alternative logistics plans and budget for fuel surcharges.