The informal EU summit is getting underway in Cyprus. On the agenda are the EU’s stance on Ukraine and the European plan to address the energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
In the Strait, two container ships belonging to the Italian company MSC were seized by the Iranians.
At the Quirinale, a ceremony marks the 70th anniversary of the Constitutional Court, the body which, since 1956, has acted as the ‘guardian’ of the Constitution that came into force in 1948.
The tragedy in Catanzaro: details are emerging about the mental health issues of the woman who threw herself off a building with her three children. The eldest has been transferred to Gaslini Hospital in Genoa, one of Italy’s leading paediatric hospitals, in the hope of saving her life.
The Financial Times reports on the lobbying efforts being made by one of Trump’s Italian-born advisers on the president and FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup. A proposal flatly rejected by the government in Rome. Sports Minister Abodi stated that ‘Italy’s inclusion is neither possible nor appropriate’.
As for the football itself, the Coppa Italia final, to be played on 13 May, has been decided: it will be Inter v Lazio. Last night, the Biancocelesti beat Atalanta on penalties thanks to a superb performance by goalkeeper Edoardo Motta.
