
September 4, 2026 includes political events in Italy with Fdi, M5s and center-left, economic data from Istat and the EU, international meetings in Brussels, Berlin and New York, as well as sporting events such as the Italian GP in Monza and the US Open in New York.
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The agenda lists the institutional, political and economic appointments of 4 September 2026 in Italy and in some European and US countries.
These are the main events of 4 September 2026
BARI - Porto 9.00 am Fdi, party for the record duration of the government; at 4.30 pm, in front of platform 13/14 of the Cruise Terminal, the president of the Senate La Russa lays a laurel wreath to remember Pinuccio Tatarella; at 7 pm the speech by Prime Minister Meloni
CERISANO (Cosenza) - Palazzo Sersale 11.00 am M5s, meeting with President Conte and Tridico
REGGIO CALABRIA - Hotel Excelsior 6.30pm Centre-left, presentation of Benedetto's candidacy in the by-elections
ROME - Istat, July retail sales
BRUSSELS - EU, July retail sales
BERLIN - Germany, factory orders for July
NEW YORK - USA, August unemployment rate
FLORENCE - Hotel St. Regis 10:00 am Antitrust, 30th annual Conference on Competition organized by the International Bar Association
TERVUREN - EU, President von der Leyen chairs the College seminar in preparation for the State of the Union speech
COPENHAGEN - EU, meeting of immigration ministers of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Greece on repatriation centers
VATICAN CITY - Apostolic Palace 9.00 am The Pope receives the President of Latvia Rinkēvičs
VENICE - International cinematographic art exhibition
NEW YORK - Flushing Meadows Park, US Open tennis
MONZA - Autodromo Nazionale 12.30pm F1, Italian GP, free practice 1; at 4pm free practice 2
GOTEBORG (Sweden) - Women's European volleyball championships
GENOA - Luigi Ferraris Stadium 8.45pm Serie A, Genoa-Como, third matchday

Matteo Renzi, leader of Italia Viva, states that to defeat Giorgia Meloni in the next elections the center-left must open up to a broader coalition with the reformists and hold primaries, criticized by Carlo Calenda who defines him as a 'buffoon' for his contradictory positions on the broad field.

Argentine President Javier Milei praised Chile for its stability and economic growth since Allende's overthrow, including Pinochet's 17-year dictatorship, and attacked Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the European Union bureaucracy during an international right-wing forum in Santiago.

Antonio Tajani defines the danger of Moscow's influence on the elections as significant, while Matteo Salvini rejects anti-Russian anxiety and Maurizio Lupi invites us not to dramatize by underlining the need to invest in cybersecurity. The government shows distinct positions on the issue, with the Democratic Party attacking the visa granted in Belarus to an alleged perpetrator of the attack in Leipzig. The EU is preparing restrictive measures on visas for Russians, who have fallen from 4 million to 618 thousand pre-war, and the DIS underlines the importance of protecting the electoral process in 2026 and 2027. The 007s report Russian and Chinese interference through disinformation, cyber attacks and generative AI, proposing blockchain and digital literacy as countermeasures. Giorgia Meloni confirms support for Ukraine but opens channels with Russia, while League sources ask for vigilance against any foreign interference without disrespecting the intelligence of the Italians.

Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto have launched a project in Turin to create a single manufacturing district in the North, with the aim of presenting a common strategy to the Government and the European Commission on industrial, economic and energy policies, taking advantage of their collective weight which represents more than half of the national GDP.

The work of the Senate Constitutional Affairs Committee on the reform of the electoral law has ended today and will resume tomorrow at 9am with opinions on the amendments, before a new suspension to allow the FdI senators to reach Bari for the celebrations of the Meloni government. The examination will continue on Monday and Tuesday, with the aim of closing in the commission before arriving in the Chamber scheduled for Wednesday the 9th.

Fabio Mussi, former Minister of University and Research in the Prodi II government and historic leader of the Italian left, has died in Rome at the age of 78. Nicola Fratoianni remembers him as a refined and curious intellectual, underlining his political commitment from the PCI to the foundation of the Italian Left.