The Emilia-Romagna region has launched 'Settembre insieme', a pilot project opening primary schools two weeks early for about 8,000 children, funded with €3 million to help families balance work and childcare.
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France's financial penalty on disposable fashion items, a key measure of the anti-fast fashion law, takes effect on Tuesday, with penalties up to €19.50 per item by 2030.
Italy has extended the temporary reintroduction of border controls at airports and seaports for travelers arriving from Spain for another 15 days, a measure first introduced on August 1 following the migration crisis in Ceuta.
Senior officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan met in Istanbul for the first time to establish a permanent mechanism for military, political, and industrial coordination. The leaders signed an agreement stipulating that an attack on one will be considered an attack on all.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced he will host a summit of the first ministers of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in October to discuss economic growth, and suggested deeper devolution for Wales and Scotland.
Scotland's information commissioner is seeking permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court over a ruling that allowed the Scottish government to withhold documents related to an inquiry that cleared Nicola Sturgeon of breaching the ministerial code.
The UK government is considering changing the law on unfitness to plead after a driver who caused a fatal crash was given an absolute discharge because he was deemed unfit to stand trial.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out a border poll on Irish unification during his first official visit to Northern Ireland, focusing instead on public services and cost-of-living pressures.
The UK government has brought forward the rollout of specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams to all police forces in England and Wales by 18 months, now targeting completion by end of 2027, and announced additional funding for protection order teams.
Hundreds of UK military veterans have had their pensions cut after being told they were overpaid due to clerical errors, with some owing tens of thousands of pounds.