Overview
- Lega senator Manfredi Potenti announced the start of a parliamentary effort for a national law to limit explosive fireworks to protect animals and standardize sanctions.
- Milan set a 4,500-person cap in Piazza Duomo, banned fireworks in the central area, and restricted glass containers and superalcoholic drinks, with targeted metro closures and expanded surveillance.
- Rome, Naples, Venice, Florence and Bologna imposed event controls, limits on bottles and spray devices, and fireworks bans, with Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore access managed by coupons.
- Law enforcement intensified checks and reported roughly ten tonnes of illegal or non-compliant pyrotechnics seized in recent days, including major operations in Lecce and Reggio Calabria.
- Hospitals and veterinarians issued safety guidance as authorities recalled last year’s record 309 injuries, while animal-welfare groups urged low-noise alternatives and a Florence shelter reported a dog died from fright.