Italian Government

Rule Changes

Delegated to write and adopt the nuclear implementing decrees

Italy's Senate voted 81–51 on September 23 to give the government legal authority to restart nuclear power generation, the first legal path back since a 1987 referendum, held after the Chernobyl disaster, closed Italy's four reactors. The law, published as Law No. 169 on September 30, takes effect October 15 and starts a 12-month countdown for the government to write reactor rules.

Updated Oct 5

Force in Play

Suspended new US arms export licenses over Iran war

Switzerland sold $119 million in arms to the United States in 2025 before halting all new orders on March 20, 2026, and closing its airspace to US military flights linked to the Iran war. Italy followed on March 22 with a suspension of new US arms export licenses. On March 30, Spain closed its airspace and blocked US military base use for Iran war operations, citing violations of international law.

Updated May 30