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Radical-right youth groups are at the root of Europe’s populist surge

From France’s Jordan Bardella to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, organised youth politics has produced many rightwing leaders, say the political scientists Cas Mudde and Duncan McDonnell

The Guardian - UK · 13h ago

Italy's Unrest by Stats: What 255,000 Strikers, 500 Paratroopers, and a 'Violent Protest' Law Signal for Meloni

Italy's October 30 general strike brought hundreds of thousands into the streets, disrupted transport and services, and intensified tensions over Meloni's security policies, economic conditions and clashes with the judiciary.

Latin Times · 21h ago

Italy’s inflation hits 5.4%, outpacing the U.S. and China, as a farmers’ revolt empties shelves of pasta and mozzarella

Blockades over diesel costs halted mozzarella and pasta production in the south. Now farmers are joining a national strike.

Fortune · Oct 30

Italy: Thousands take to the streets as protests turn violent in several cities

Clashes erupted between protesters and police across several Italian cities on Saturday, with officers deploying water cannons and tear gas as demonstrations turned violent. Thousands took to the streets of Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna and Florence, with protesters throwing bottles, stones and firecr

Euronews · Oct 24

Milan braces for more unrest as debate intensifies over Italy’s ‘lost generation’

Protests and fringe violence expose sharp divide between marginalised and immigrant youth and those with greater prospects

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23

Giorgia Meloni is Italy’s great political survivor. Could one man be about to bring her down?

With elections looming in 2027, Roberto Vannacci’s new far-right movement could fatally outflank the prime minister, says Riccardo Alcaro, head of research at Istituto Affari Internazionali

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23

Meloni government approves aid for transport, farming and fishing sectors amid intense pressure from truckers

On Thursday, Giorgia Meloni's government approved the aid bill after truckers staged a protest against the spiralling cost-of-living crisis and high fuel prices. The protests have brought many critical sectors and services, including food deliveries, to a standstill.

Euronews · Oct 22

Italy and Spain to end border checks, easing tensions after Ceuta migrant row

Italy and Spain agree to end temporary border checks, easing tensions following the Ceuta crisis.

Euronews · Oct 22

Italy Deploys 500 Troops to Milan After Riots Leave Nearly 200 Police Hurt

Italy sends 500 troops to Milan and passes new riot laws after cost-of-living protests injure nearly 200 officers across northern Italy.

Latin Times · Oct 21

Europe’s far right seizes on protest violence to push authoritarian anti-immigration agenda

Nationalist leaders are framing unrest as consequence of failed liberal governance and open borders

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21