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The directive, adopted in 2024, updates the 2009 natural gas market rules and establishes a framework for dedicated hydrogen infrastructure.
Italy is the only EU member state to have notified the full transposition of the directive on the hydrogen and decarbonised gas market within the legal deadline: the European Commission has decided to open infringement procedures, by sending a letter of formal notice, for all the other 26 countries of the Union on the directive, adopted in 2024 as part of the EU package on hydrogen and decarbonised gas which updated the rules on the EU natural gas market contained in the Gas Directive and the 2009 Gas Regulation. They also introduce a regulatory framework for hydrogen infrastructure.

Milan Malpensa airport has been officially named after Silvio Berlusconi. The president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa, the ministers Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini, and the president of the Lombardy Region Attilio Fontana participated in the ceremony.

Italy is the only EU state to have implemented the directive on the hydrogen and decarbonised gas market in time. The European Commission has initiated infringement procedures for the other 26 countries and, at the same time, also for Italy on industrial emissions.

Minister Zangrillo announced the introduction of the digital voter card, which will replace the paper format. To vote in the next elections it will be sufficient to show your document via smartphone.

The government will soon approve a new business decree with simplification measures for investments in green technology, energy resilience, artificial intelligence and advanced robotics.

Marina Berlusconi expresses pride and emotion on the day of naming the Milan-Malpensa airport after her father Silvio Berlusconi, remembering him as a man of dialogue.

The Council of Ministers has approved a decree that bans burqas, niqabs and unnecessary masks at school, introduces a 30% cap for foreign students without an adequate linguistic background and imposes compulsory Italian courses for families.