AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSchool Integration Crackdown: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says Italy will soon introduce legislation to cap the number of foreign students per classroom and ban burqas and niqabs in schools, arguing Italian children shouldn’t feel like a minority and that language barriers can turn “integration” into “neglect.” The plan would also require some parents of foreign students with serious integration difficulties to learn Italian, with the draft expected to go to the Council of Ministers before parliamentary approval. Foreign Policy—Red Sea: Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani insists Italy is “not at war” in the Red Sea while urging the EU to strengthen its Aspides naval mission protecting shipping from Houthi attacks, citing Italy’s heavy trade exposure through the Bab el-Mandeb corridor. EU Enlargement Watch: In southern Italy, Commission Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto says Albania and Montenegro are well advanced toward EU membership, framing enlargement as a strategic competition with the US and China.
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