I spoke with several people on another (Italian) forum, asking them what/if they carry anything for edc. Surprisingly a lot of them do; mostly Victorinox Swiss army knives, oftentimes not on their person, but the general rule of thumb is to “not flaunt it”, so carry an unassuming, innocuous looking knife, preferably a multi tool, where the blade is not the “protagonist”. Edc is apparently very common in rural areas, even of “illegal” “proper weapons” like autos and whatnot, but people just use them for the utility they offer so they don’t care about some dumb politician’s spiel. However, for urban carry, the general consensus on the Italian forum seems to either not carry anything, or to point out that plier multi tool are the most socially accepted ones, especially when carried in a belt sheath (a lot of German/British tourists do that, it’s almost like a stereotype, so people and cops are fairly used to it), though I wouldn’t risk losing a Leatherman Wave and get fined over wanting to tote it around town, though it would probably be your safest bet for a full-sized multitool/pocket knife in urban areas (close to if not better than a SAK). If anything keep it in your vehicle as a repair/utility tool. For edc I personally stick to a Gerber Dime; it’s small enough to be fairly inconspicuous, it’s got several tools aside from the non locking, 2 hand opening, 1.4 inch blade, which doesn’t even really have a tip (as opposed to the terrifying and menacing 1.6 inch, pointy blade on the LM Squirt; still technically illegal but it’s so tiny and innocuous looking I highly doubt even the most zealous cop would hassle me about it, although the chance is, legally speaking, still there), and it’s a “portachiavi”, a “keyring item” which is very much socially accepted here as it looks more harmless, and the concept of legality doesn’t even cross most sheeple’s minds when talking about a keyring item here. It still offers you functionality and it’s way better to have it than not to (and let’s be honest, the blade may be short and look unassuming, but you can make that thing as sharp as you like and it’s as good as any other knife in terms of sheer cutting performance).
Of course though, all of the above applies when you don’t have a “lawful excuse”. Put an apple in your backpack and you can, legally, carry any folding knife you want, even around town, as long as you have something to readily cut with it. Carried my Bugout yesterday thanks to this. Felt good, will do it again. Don’t go carrying a bowie knife or whatever though, unless you’re camping.