Italy
🇮🇹 Italy flexes military muscle with massive €8.2B tank modernization plan through 2038, partnering with Germany’s Rheinmetall to replace aging fleet. Only 50 of 200 current tanks operational as geopolitical tensions rise.
🇮🇹 Meloni’s coalition edges toward razor-thin win in Liguria with 48.4% vs opposition’s 47.6%, despite corruption scandal that ousted previous governor. PM’s party trails center-left PD locally but maintains control of 14/20 Italian regions.
🇮🇹 Italy transfers migrants held in Albania back to its shores after a court ruling blocks Rome’s plan to outsource asylum processing. Meloni’s far-right, anti-refugee government, vowing to appeal, faces legal hurdles in their attempt at redefining “safe” countries.