Italian Court Blocks Sicily Bridge, Exposing Deep Governmental Dysfunction

In a striking display of judicial overreach that threatens Italy’s infrastructure ambitions, the Court of Auditors rejected the vital plan to build a 13.5 billion euro bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland—an initiative passionately championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government. This decision is not merely a legal hurdle; it exemplifies how out-of-touch bureaucracies can stall projects designed to bolster national sovereignty and economic growth. The court's dual role in financial oversight and public accounting was wielded here as a blunt instrument to delay what could be a transformative connection for southern Italy. Why Is Rome Strangling Its Own Progress?...