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Italy Interior Ministry Fined €21 M After Fire Evictions

8/7/2026

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Police evicted about 400 Spin Time Labs residents on 29 July 2026 after a fire, leaving them in tents.
The private owner rejected the council’s purchase offer, calling it legally weak.
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi’s ministry was ordered to pay €21 million for failing to enforce a 2020 eviction order.
Residents, including children, elderly and disabled, suffer a heatwave.
A child was hospitalized for breathing problems.

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Story summary

Police evicted about 400 Spin Time Labs residents on 29 July 2026 after a fire, leaving them in tents.
The private owner rejected the council’s purchase offer, calling it legally weak.
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi’s ministry was ordered to pay €21 million for failing to enforce a 2020 eviction order.
Residents, including children, elderly and disabled, suffer a heatwave.
A child was hospitalized for breathing problems.