Italy converts Security and Migration Decree 23/2026 into law, introducing tougher expulsion rules and faster border transfers
Italy softens controversial ‘repatriation-bonus’ for asylum lawyers after presidential warning
Security-and-Migration Decree 23/2026 formally becomes law, ushering in tougher expulsion and reception rules
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Airports consider suspending biometric checks as Schengen Entry/Exit queues hit Milan travellers
Euro Weekly News says EES queues caused over 100 missed flights at Milan-Malpensa, prompting airlines to seek a temporary suspension of biometrics. Travellers should add at least an hour to normal check-in times while Italy weighs an ‘off-switch’ for the new system.
Liberation-Day weekend to generate 4.7 million overnight stays as Italy tests its spring travel readiness
Market research indicates 4.7 million room-nights for the 25 April bridge, confirming solid demand but exposing pressure points in staffing and the new EU border regime. Companies moving staff or goods over the long weekend should prepare for hotel bottlenecks, road bans and longer airport processing times.
Italy joins Cyprus, Greece and Malta in ‘front-line quartet’ push for joint EU migration measures
Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta have formed a tighter policy bloc to push Brussels for faster funding and mandatory solidarity on migrant arrivals. The coordinated stance could reshape EU negotiations on relocation, external-border aid and legal pathways—issues that directly affect corporate mobility planning.
Unions and Church condemn plan for new migrant detention centre on Campania coast
Plans to build a new migrant detention centre in Castel Volturno have triggered strong push-back from Italy’s largest trade-union and the local Catholic bishop. The clash illustrates the community-level fallout of Rome’s tougher return strategy and foreshadows possible delays in expanding detention capacity.