S & Tech Italy’s Leonardo acquires 24.55% stake in Finland’s SSH Rome: Italian aerospace and defense group Leonardo will purchase a 24.55% stake in Finland’s SSH, becoming the company’s largest shareholder Italy boosts legal work visas, as union says policy falls short Rome: Italy’s hard-right government has agreed to issue 500,000 visas for non-EU workers over the next three years, but a Border checks between Bulgaria and Romania officially removed as of July 1 Sofia: Border checks between Bulgaria and Romania have officially been lifted on July 1, as part of the implementation of UK: Major immigration reforms delivered to restore order and control London: New rules to be laid in Parliament see skills and salary thresholds rise, overseas recruitment for care workers end, ISSI Celebrates Somalia’s Independence Day Liaquat Ali Islamabad: The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), For the first time since the start of the full-scale war, Ukrainian organizations in Italy will gather in Rome Rome: On July 12, the Forum of Ukrainians in Italy will be held at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Rome. This Migrant boat sinks off Italy, leaving one dead, 87 survivors Rome: A migrant boat sank between Tunisia and Italy, leaving one woman dead, though the Italian coastguard managed to rescue Italy caught in China-led 700 million EU customs fraud Rome: Italy is among the countries affected by a Chinese transnational criminal network dismantled by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office EU warns Armenia about Russian ‘hybrid threats’ Yerevan: The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged Armenia to protect its democratic values amid “hybrid threats” from Russia on Bulgaria’s June 2025 was one of the country’s driest months of June in past 100 years Sofia: June 2025 in Bulgaria was one of the country’s driest months of June in the past 100 years, the 'Unprecedented' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe Brussels: A record number of heat alerts are in place across France as the country, and other parts of southern Portugal fashion relaunches with updated format after year off the calendar Lisbon: Portugal Fashion returns to the scene. The Portuguese fashion event will be held from July 1 to 5 with
