Italy urges US to unlock pay for military base workers amid shutdown


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  • Sunday, 09 Nov 2025

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks during a joint press conference at the MED9 Leaders' Summit in Portoroz, Slovenia, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic

MILAN (Reuters) -Local staff at some American military bases in Italy have not been paid due to the U.S. government shutdown and Rome is in talks with U.S. authorities to resolve the issue, the Italian foreign ministry said on Saturday.

About 2,000 non-military Italian employees, mainly at Aviano Air Base and the Vicenza army base in northeast Italy, missed their October pay despite being employed under Italian work contracts, the ministry said.

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