Is Giorgia Meloni’s grip on power slipping? After a stinging referendum defeat over judicial reforms, the Italian PM faces her first major domestic setback. Could this first setback weaken her both in Italy and internationally?
On March 22 and 23, Italians will vote in a referendum intended to curb the power of the country’s prosecutors. But the reform championed by prime minister Giorgia Meloni could produce the opposite effect, giving prosecutors even greater control over Italy’s justice system.
A blocking minority of member states is pushing to weaken the bloc’s carbon pricing mechanism — which requires industries to pay for their pollution.
Under Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new migration law revives largely symbolic deterrence measures like the “naval blockade” and the Albania model that are unlikely to boost returns or reduce arrivals, while pragmatic labour regularisations proceed quietly in the background. However, voters are exposed primarily to the spectacle of deterrence.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni calls Winter Olympics protesters “enemies of Italy,” echoing Trump’s divisive playbook. Is Europe witnessing the rise of ‘Trumpification’ in Italian politics?