Italy has cleared the way to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily. An ...

Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that ...

The Strait of Messina Bridge would connect Sicily to the rest of Italy over a 2-mile stretch. It's expected to cost 13.5 ...

On 16 July 2025, the European Commission presented its proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034. The plan also includes the Connecting Europe Facility programme, which excludes the ...

Earlier work in 2021 showed the Strait of Messina carrying the world’s heaviest load of undersea garbage, confirming that the Mediterranean is especially at risk. “We have also found evidence of boats ...

Italy plans the world’s longest suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina. But after decades of failure, can this €13.5bn dream finally begin?

The Messina Bridge - which will stretch 3.6 kilometres across the Strait of Messina - is set to become the world’s longest suspension bridge, a record-breaking feat that many thought would never ...

Opposition slams "surreal" plan to list Messina bridge as military infrastructure. The Italian government is reportedly seeking to classify a €13.5 billion bridge as a strategic military asset amid a ...

The proposed crossing over the Strait of Messina which, at more than two miles long, has been a dream of leaders in Rome dating back to the ancient Roman emperors.

Officials say the planned bridge over the Strait of Messina, set to be the world’s longest suspension bridge, could serve dual civilian and strategic purposes.

Officially, the Strait of Messina lies outside Italy’s only designated NATO military mobility corridor — which begins at ports in the Puglia region on the heel of the Italian boot, crosses the ...

“The closing of the Strait of Hormuz is something that would be extremely dangerous and not good for anybody.” ...