Overview

• Antonio Tajani reiterated his demand for a ten-year schooling requirement for citizenship at the Forum in Masseria, aiming to win over coalition partners on the ius scholae plan.
• The Lega issued a formal note blocking the proposal, asserting it is not part of the centre-right programme and was dismissed in last month’s referendum.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reaffirmed that citizenship reform falls outside the government’s agenda and urged focus on existing priorities.
• Tajani outlined a strategy to advance justice and fiscal reforms in Parliament before tabling the ius scholae measure for debate.
• He argued that extending citizenship through schooling would help address integration challenges and alleviate labour shortages in Italian enterprises.