Overview

• Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi directed a reserved reassessment of personal protections for senior political and institutional figures through a circular to prefects and questors.
• Potential reinforcements will be decided case by case, with particular attention to Rome and Milan, and reports indicate the prime minister’s security could be among those upgraded.
• Authorities report no evidence of organized plots but highlight the greater likelihood of attacks by radicalized individuals acting alone.
• Student-group posts showing Kirk’s image upside down with a “-1” slogan drew government condemnation and are cited as contributing to a harsher climate.
• Undersecretary Nicola Molteni points to the security decree’s results, including a 35% drop in police injuries at demonstrations in early 2025, and says monitoring of antisemitic rhetoric and sensitive sites is heightened.