Events during the year 2025 in Italy.
Incumbents
- President – Sergio Mattarella
- President of the Senate of the Republic – Ignazio La Russa
- President of the Chamber of Deputies – Lorenzo Fontana
- Prime Minister – Giorgia Meloni
- President of the Constitutional Court – Giovanni Amoroso
Events
January
- 8 January – The Iranian government releases journalist Cecilia Sala from prison, with Sala arriving back in Rome later that day.[1]
- 12 January – Three skiers are killed in an avalanche at the Punta Valgrande in Piedmont.[2]
- 13–23 January – The 2025 Winter World University Games in Turin[3]
- 19 January – Ossama Anjiem aka Ossama al-Masri, a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes during the Libyan Civil War, is arrested in Turin under the ICC warrant but is released and deported to Libya after a court declines to approve his arrest.[4]
- 30 January – The European Court of Human Rights rules that the Italian government had violated the right to life of residents living near the Terra dei Fuochi area between Naples and Caserta due to neglect of the site, which was contaminated by the disposal of toxic waste by the Camorra since 1988.[5]
February
- 5 February – A helicopter crashes in Castelguelfo (it) near Parma, killing three people including Lorenzo Rovagnati, the CEO of the salami and prosciutto maker Rovagnati (it).[6]
- 11 February – Tuscany becomes the first region of Italy to legalize assisted suicide.[7]
Scheduled
- 8–17 March – 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games[8]
- 18–29 June – EuroBasket Women 2025 in Czech Republic, Germany, Greece and Italy[9][10]
Holidays
Source:[11]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 20 April - Easter Sunday
- 21 April - Easter Monday
- 25 April - Liberation Day
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 2 June - Republic Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
Art and entertainment
- List of 2025 box office number-one films in Italy
- List of Italian films of 2025
- Sanremo Music Festival 2025
- List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths
January
- 1 January
- Nora Orlandi, 91, musician and film composer (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Johnny Yuma, Clint the Stranger).[12]
- Rosita Missoni, 93, knitwear designer, co-founder of Missoni.[13]
- 2 January
- Aldo Agroppi, 80, footballer (Torino, national team) and manager (Fiorentina).[14]
- Italo de Lorenzo, 85, bobsledder.[15]
- Roger Mantovani, 58, radio presenter and actor.[16]
References
- ^ "Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison". euronews. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "An avalanche hits a group of skiers in Italy's Piedmont Alps, killing 3". AP News. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Davide Petrizzelli (15 May 2021). "Accettata la candidatura: le Universiadi invernali 2025 si terranno a Torino". TorinoToday. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Libya warlord arrested in Italy on warrant from the International Criminal Court, but then expelled". AP News. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Italy failing to protect 'Land of Fires' inhabitants - ECHR". ANSA. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Head of Italy's Rovagnati salami maker among those killed in helicopter crash, mayor says". AP News. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Tuscany becomes the first region to approve assisted suicide in Roman Catholic Italy". AP News. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Nomination open for Torino 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games". Special Olympics Great Britain. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 champions to be crowned at iconic Peace and Friendship Stadium". 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Gialleli, Sofia (11 December 2023). "Η πρωταθλήτρια Ευρώπης 2025 θα στεφθεί στο ΣΕΦ (pics)".
- ^ "Italy Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Pagliettini, Marco (1 January 2025). "Addio a Nora Orlandi, aveva 91 anni - Spettakolo.it". Spettakolo! (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ Wertheim, Bonnie (2 January 2025). "Rosita Missoni, Who Turned Zigzag Sweaters Into High Fashion, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "È morto Aldo Agroppi, l'ex calciatore e allenatore aveva 80 anni". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Met de dood van Italo de Lorenzo verliest Utrecht een moedige, gastvrije en wijze ondernemer" (in Dutch).
- ^ "Roger Mantovani morto a 59 anni, mistero sulle cause. Chi era il conduttore, voce cult di radio e tv". www.leggo.it (in Italian). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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