Stories from Italy

The successor to the founder of Luxottica is working to finalize an inheritance settlement. Over the next two months, the priority is to conclude negotiations with banks regarding financing of 10 to 11 billion euros.

The film Fins has earned approximately 9.5 million in revenue in Italy within just over one week of its release. Industry discussions suggest a revenue threshold of 700 million is being considered for a potential second chapter.

An Italian judge has ordered Maersk to pay full severance to four former Customer Service employees in Novese. The employees were summoned and dismissed in January 2025.

New forensic evidence may reshape the investigation into the murder of Chiara Poggi, which occurred nearly 19 years ago.

Italy's Labor Minister Calderone is calling for fair wages based on collective bargaining rather than 'pirate contracts' in the Marghera industrial area.

Internal audit, risk management, compliance, and anti-fraud directorates identified over 30,000 positions linked to the Single Substitute Direction with income omissions. These omissions represent a potential undue benefit exceeding 300 million euros.

A prosecutor has excluded Alberto Stasi from the crime scene in the murder of Chiarapoggi, which occurred 18 years ago. The case involves a murder allegedly committed with a hammer at a villa. Despite the prosecutor's findings, the source noted that Stasi must remain in prison.

Italy's sports minister has called for a transparent investigation into allegations of referee bias during matches involving Inter Milan.

The Venice Biennale has rescheduled its awards ceremony to November 22 following the resignation of the international jury. The decision follows a commission's suspension of 2 million euros in exhibition funding one week ago. The funding suspension was linked to the presence of a Russian pavilion at the event. Mikhail Shevetko, the presidential special representative for international cultural cooperation, commented on the situation. The jury of the Venice Biennale resigned following the cancellation of funding from the European Commission regarding the Russian pavilion. This resignation follows an investigation by the Italian Ministry of Culture into whether sanctions were violated concerning Russia's return to the art fair. Biennale President Petrangeli Butafooka stated he considered it better for the jury to step down.

Two people were shot at a local establishment in Bresa, according to reports. The district anti-mafia directorate is investigating the incident. The bullets were reportedly intended for the owner of the establishment but hit others instead.