00:03Demonstrations and marches filled the streets of over 50 Italian cities for the general strike called by the USB against
00:11the high cost of living and rearmament policies.
00:14According to the union, at least one million workers have joined, with an estimate of one and a half million.
00:21of people took to the streets, of which at least 100,000 in Rome alone.
00:25Put down your weapons, raise your wages, let's block everything, is the slogan of the protest that also involves the dock workers, mobilized
00:35for the second time to prevent arms trafficking, explains USB, which says.
00:40The eviction notice was delivered today to Meloni and her government, from Italians now at the end of their tether to
00:47due to the high cost of living and the increase in fuel prices and tariffs, which also seek to deny trade union representation and
00:55politics.
00:58Giorgia Meloni paid tribute to the four soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Bosnia.
01:04The Prime Minister, accompanied by the minister Guido Crosetto, laid a bouquet of roses this morning at the Circus Maximus, where it was
01:11the defense village was set up for the November 4th celebrations.
01:16The Prime Minister remembered the victims by name: Simone, Claudio, Franco, Adriano, and Laura.
01:24Four lives lost while serving Italy, he said.
01:28Crosetto then went to Bosnia to visit the 11 wounded soldiers.
01:33The Rome Military Prosecutor's Office has initiated an investigation into the incident without any criminal charges.
01:41Savings are a vital resource for families and for society which uses them to promote
01:47development, according to the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.
01:52On the occasion of Savings Day, the Head of State explained that protecting it, as prescribed by the Constitution,
02:00It means a guarantee of the tools that employ it and remuneration that encourages its stable use.
02:06And then he recalled that savings have a public value and he underlined how inflation and inactive wage dynamics attack
02:16the standard of living of citizens.
02:20GDP stalls and inflation races back to the levels of three years ago and does so faster.
02:27of wages.
02:28The macroeconomic picture described by Istat surveys is negative.
02:33In the third quarter of 2026, the Statistics Institute calculated, GDP remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter.
02:43A stasis that, however, did not affect inflation.
02:47In October it rose to 5.4% from 4.2% in September, driven by goods prices
02:56energy which achieved a 31.4% increase.
03:01To make matters worse, the data certifying that for the second consecutive quarter wage growth is lower
03:10to that of inflation.
