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A new law pushed by the majority of the Meloni government in Italy and which is expected to get the final green light from the Italian parliament next week, provides for tougher penalties for citizens who block roads with their protests.

As preparations are underway for the G-7 meeting in the Puglia region, a fight erupted in Rome during a session of the lower house of the Italian Parliament. A member of the opposition's populist "Five Star" movement attempted to hand the Italian flag to the Minister of Regional Affairs, but was attacked by other MPs in the process.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic received Italian Ambassador to Belgrade Luca Gori on Monday to discuss the significance of inter-parliamentary cooperation.

Brnabic said Serbia and Italy maintained developed bilateral cooperation in all areas and that the relations between the two countries were on the level of strategic partnership.

The bombing of Yugoslavia with cluster munitions during the 1990s was an inhumane experiment by NATO countries, which demonstrated the real consequences of using such munitions on live individuals, she said in an interview with "Komsomolskaya Pravda".

"Bulgaria believes that the Republic of North Macedonia will be a full member of the European Union based on its own contribution. We believe that they will fulfill the conditions of membership and should not waste time, because the worst thing is to waste time that will turn into skepticism.

235 MPs voted for confidence in Meloni's coalition Government, while 154 were against, and five abstained, reports AP.
The upper house of the Italian Parliament will vote today on the vote of confidence in the new Government.

Koper – Italian senators Debora Serracchiani and Tatjana Rojc, both members of the Democratic Party (PD), met representatives of the Italian community in Slovenia on Monday. The minority’s representatives said they would like Italy to support their efforts for their constitutional rights. The officials agreed minorities should have MP seats guaranteed.

Positive developments are foretold for the EastMed gas pipeline, following the recent 180-degree turn of the Italian parliament, which unanimously passed a resolution in support of the major project.

Trieste – An umbrella organisation of the Slovenian minority in Italy has expressed gratitude to Italian President Sergio Matarella as his term is running out, noting his important institutional stance. It said this stance had played played an essential role both nationally and locally in building mutual respect and strengthening the country’s reputation.

Italy on March 31 ordered two Russian Embassy officials expelled and arrested an Italian Navy captain on spying charges after police caught the Italian allegedly giving classified documents to one of the Russians in exchange for money.