Prime Minister Meloni, for the first time, six days later, spoke out on the shipwreck of the migrant fishing boat off the coast of Calabria and the controversy that followed, denying any responsibility of her government

The regulation of academic careers is to be reformed amid concerns over parts of the system controlling progression; Italy’s complex system is presently based on 370 research areas that are being replaced with 192 new groups

In a political climate where the ruling party does not seem to support celebrations for 25 April, the day of liberation from Nazifascism, President Mattarella called for 'keeping memory alive and not forgetting those who fought to defend freedom'

National state of emergency has been declared for the next six months after the dramatic increase in migrants arriving from the Mediterranean sea; activists and NGOs denounce consequent lowering of living standards for migrants