Italy's Meloni calls security meeting after violent protest clashes
Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has called a security meeting for Monday after violent clashes at protests on Saturday. Milan saw some of the worst of it. She wants new tools against people who use lawful protests to cause chaos, La Repubblica and Il Messaggero reported.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called a meeting on public order for Monday, after violent clashes at protests in several northern Italian cities on Saturday, Quotidiano Nazionale (QN), La Repubblica and Il Messaggero reported. The news agency ANSA described the marches as protests over the cost of living.
Meloni said she wants to look at new tools against people who use lawful protests to spread violence and chaos, QN and Il Messaggero reported, paraphrasing her comments in Italian.
ANSA said the meeting would be held at Palazzo Chigi, the prime minister's office. It said the heads of the intelligence services and police, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, the defense minister and Deputy Prime Ministers Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani were expected to attend. Rules aimed at minors are among the ideas being discussed, ANSA reported.
In a separate report, La Repubblica said about 11,000 people marched in Milan, Turin, Bologna, Brescia and Bergamo. It said 28 people were arrested, 12 of them minors, and 141 police officers were hurt. La Repubblica called those figures provisional and said they came from investigators.
ANSA reported a new wave of violence by groups of young people in central Milan on Sunday.
Piantedosi and Milan's mayor clashed over the policing, QN reported. The mayor said the city's police chief did not have enough officers on the streets, while Piantedosi said the blame belonged to those who chose violence, QN reported. The mayor also condemned the violence and backed the police, QN said.
Center-left mayors from several cities asked the government for a meeting on housing, protections for workers and public transport, QN reported.
The League party wants some measures from a security bill now before the Senate to be passed by decree instead, ANSA and QN reported. Forza Italia suggested holding a cabinet meeting in Milan as a sign of support for the city, ANSA reported.
QN reported that damage from the protests was estimated at 1.3 million euros, including 860,000 euros in Milan.
What we know: Meloni has called a meeting on public order for Monday after Saturday's clashes, in which La Repubblica reported 28 arrests and 141 officers hurt.
What we don't: Which new measures the government will adopt, and whether they will target minors.
Where outlets agree Quotidiano Nazionale, La Repubblica and Il Messaggero report that Meloni called a meeting on public order for Monday after violent clashes at protests in Italian cities.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.