Overview

• Officers and carabinieri advanced the enforcement from 9 September to 21 August, entered around 7:30–8:00 a.m., found the premises empty, and secured all accesses.
• Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi hailed the removal as a restoration of legality and reiterated a zero‑tolerance line, echoed by Giorgia Meloni, with Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani also welcoming the outcome.
• Mayor Giuseppe Sala said he was not warned in advance, called Leoncavallo a cultural reference for the city, and signaled he would keep talks open with organizers.
• Talks on a potential municipal relocation site remain unresolved, with options around via San Dionigi/Porto di Mare facing hurdles such as asbestos remediation and a delayed tender process.
• The action followed a Milan Court of Appeal ruling that the Interior Ministry must pay roughly €3 million to owner L’Orologio (Cabassi family), and Leoncavallo activists and the Mamme association announced a mass mobilization likely on 6 September.