All entries located in Sicily (Italy), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/sicily 2026-10-25T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4442c402:en 2026-10-25T06:00:00Z

Network operator RFI will put the new Giachery–Porto–Politeama section of Palermo's ring railway into technical operation on 25.10.2026; it serves the new Palermo Porto and Palermo Politeama stops, is electrified at 3 kV DC and designed for a maximum of 85 km/h. Theoretical capacity rises from 2 to 3 trains per hour; the start of passenger service is a separate date that is still open. Announced on 26.09.2026 (Sicilia in Progress, 26.09.2026). — Source: https://www.siciliainprogress.com/anello-ferroviario-dal-25-ottobre-attiva-la-nuova-tratta-giachery-porto-politeama/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:61358067:en 2026-08-05T06:00:00Z

Palermo-based listed luxury fashion house Giglio S.p.A. notified unions on 5 August 2026 that it was opening a collective dismissal procedure covering 15 of its 64 employees, and at the same time announced the closure of two stores, Giglio Piccolo and Giglio Accessori. The company blames a 'condizione involutiva aziendale' caused by falling sales volumes and changing consumption habits in the luxury segment. The statutory procedure runs 45 days at union level plus a further 30 days at institutional level and is due to conclude in October 2026; Filcams Cgil Palermo notes that a wage-supplement (FIS) procedure had already been opened around two months earlier at group logistics subsidiary Giglio.com. — Source: https://www.direttasicilia.it/2026/08/05/tira-aria-di-crisi-nel-polo-del-lusso-a-palermo-giglio-annuncia-15-licenziamenti-e-chiude-due-negozi/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a1422b7e:en 2026-07-29T06:00:00Z

According to the unions, Pfizer decided on 29 July 2026 to abandon its Catania site, which is more than 60 years old: 330 permanent staff and 40 fixed-term employees whose contracts will not be renewed are affected, out of 544 people at the plant. There is no plan to convert production; the company intends to sell the site and move parts of manufacturing — including the penicillin line — to China. The unions have called a strike (second source: CataniaToday). UPDATE (30 July 2026): Before the economic affairs committee of the Sicilian regional parliament (ARS), plant director Giuseppe Campobasso confirmed the group's position by video link — the site is to be given up with no reindustrialisation prospect. The previously announced strike had taken place on 22 July 2026, with rallies in Catania and outside the ministry in Rome (source: NewSicilia). Update (22 July 2026): The national crisis-table meeting at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (Mimit) ended without result and was adjourned to 24 September 2026. Minister Adolfo Urso called on Pfizer to reverse its decision quickly and reiterated that the site must remain a strategic anchor of the Catania pharmaceutical cluster (source: LiveSicilia). Update (23 September 2026): The Mimit meeting scheduled for 24 September 2026 has been postponed and no new date is known. In a letter to the ministry and the company, the unions (Cgil, Cisl, Uil, Ugl) demand a suspension of the deadlines of the redundancy procedure launched on 2 July 2026, which affects 330 of 540 employees (source: Metropolis Più, 23 September 2026). Update (24 September 2026): The postponed crisis table at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (Mimit) has been rescheduled for 6 October 2026; Minister Adolfo Urso plans to visit the Catania plant on 23 October 2026 (Hashtag Sicilia, 24 September 2026, https://www.hashtagsicilia.it/2026/09/24/vertenza-pfizer-fialc-cisal-bene-il-tavolo-al-mimit-lazienda-deve-restare-a-catania/). Update (13.10.2026): The Mimit has convened a new table with Pfizer, local institutions and unions for 20.10.2026 at 3 p.m. — the fourth meeting on the Catania site (La Sicilia, 13 Oct 2026). Update (20 October 2026): at the negotiating table at the industry ministry (Mimit), three international companies expressed interest in reindustrialising the Catania plant. Pfizer committed not to shut down the affected production lines beyond 31 October 2026 until the ministry has concluded talks with the interested parties (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor, 20 October 2026). — Sources: https://www.ansa.it/sicilia/notizie/2026/07/29/sindacati-pfizer-ha-deciso-di-abbandonare-il-sito-di-catania_19666a7b-61bd-4764-a064-6008a21a4aed.html · https://newsicilia.it/catania/cronaca/pfizer-lascia-catania-i-sindacati-dopo-tavolo-allars-sessantanni-cancellati-in-nome-del-profitto/1103282/ · https://livesicilia.it/pfizer-catania-vertenza-rinviata-al-24-settembre-il-mimit-punta-al-rilancio-del-sito/ · https://www.metropolispiu.it/2026/09/23/pfizer-riunione-al-mimic-rinviata-sindacati-allarmati/ · https://www.lasicilia.it/news/cronaca/3081448/urso-convoca-il-tavolo-per-pfizer-con-istituzioni-e-sindacati-al-centro-il-futuro-dello-stabilimento-di-catania.html · https://en.ilsole24ore.com/radiocor/nRC_20.10.2026_15.10_47410474

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:55c57092:en 2026-07-07T06:00:00Z

Pfizer is cutting 330 direct jobs at its Catania site, plus around 40 temporary workers. Plans include shutting down production lines (including penicillin) and a gradual withdrawal from the site, which has existed since 1959; the unions have announced strong mobilisation and a strike. Cross-reference: precursor to the Catania site exit decided on 29 July 2026 (closures entry); the figure of 370 affected is carried there and set to null here to avoid double counting. — Source: https://www.ansa.it/sicilia/notizie/2026/07/07/sindacati-mobilitazione-dura-contro-330-esuberi-alla-pfizer-di-catania_4244702f-8405-42f2-b4be-6f556f359516.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b495e9a8:en 2025-10-29T06:00:00Z

On 29 October 2025 RFI put the new 38 km double-track line Bicocca–Catenanuova (lot 6 of the new Palermo–Catania line) into operation; it cost over EUR 600 million, has 17 viaducts and 2 tunnels, replaces all 14 level crossings and is controlled from a new interlocking in Bicocca. Since 2 November 2025, after years of replacement buses between Caltanissetta Xirbi and Catania, through trains have again run between Catania and Palermo (journey time 2 hours 57 minutes). The overall Palermo–Catania–Messina scheme is worth about EUR 13 billion (partly PNRR-funded); work continues on, among other things, the roughly 42 km double track Giampilieri–Fiumefreddo, and in the end 128 of the 179 km between Palermo and Catania are to run in tunnels. (LOK Report, 29 Oct 2025; travel report of 14 Dec 2025) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/italien/62617-italien-neue-strecke-bicocca-catenanuova-in-betrieb-genommen.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/italien/63832-italien-sizilien.html