Rail strikes hit Milan and Florence today; nationwide aviation walk-out set for 11 May ‘black day’
Italy joins Greece and Portugal in relaxing EES checks for UK visitors as Spain stays silent
Italian cities sweep 2026 remote-work index: Genoa, Bari and Catania top global list
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Genoa issues week-long traffic bans ahead of 97th National Alpini Gathering
From 4 May Genoa is enforcing road closures, parking bans and special coach rules to manage hundreds of thousands of visitors attending the National Alpini Gathering on 8-10 May. Employers are urged to adopt remote work and travellers should factor in detours and shuttle transfers.
Severe storm alert for Liguria, Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna may disrupt travel 5-6 May
A military weather bulletin warns of severe thunderstorms and strong winds across three northern Italian regions between 5 and 6 May. Airlines, rail operators and motorway authorities are bracing for delays and possible closures, and travellers are advised to build extra time into itineraries.
Italy expected to waive new EU biometric border checks ahead of half-term rush
Leaked plans cited by LBC indicate that Italy will allow manual passport stamping whenever EES queues exceed 45 minutes, mirroring a waiver already applied by Greece and tested by Portugal. The temporary fix should ease summer congestion for non-EU business travellers but forces mobility managers to pad schedules and monitor individual stay-limits manually.
Ryanair urges Italy to suspend EES as airport queues hit two hours; brings forward check-in cut-off
Ryanair says EES queues are crippling its Italian turnaround times and wants Rome to join Greece in suspending the system for the summer. From 10 November the airline will shut check-in desks 60 minutes before take-off, a change that forces business travellers to arrive earlier or risk missed flights.
Brussels allows Schengen states to drop biometric fingerprinting at peak times after Italian lobbying
Responding to data supplied by Italy and France, the European Commission now allows Schengen countries to switch off biometric capture temporarily and return to manual passport stamps when queues spike. The measure should relieve summer congestion but complicates day-count tracking for visa-exempt travellers.
Italy joins multi-state Frontex crackdown that nets 460 firearms and 1 tonne of cocaine
A Frontex-coordinated crackdown involving Italy and 15 other EU states seized hundreds of weapons, explosives and over a tonne of drugs in late March; results were published on 3 May. The joint action highlights intensifying border security cooperation that can cause ad-hoc delays for freight and passenger traffic crossing Italian frontiers.