Immigration

by ITALY | Sat, 01/24/2009 - 03:03
Conditions at the overcrowded migrant centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa remain ''inhuman'', opposition Democratic Party (PD) deputy head Dario…
by ITALY | Wed, 01/21/2009 - 03:26
Migrant facilities on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa were again strained to bursting point on Tuesday after more than 400 immigrants arrived by boat…
by ITALY | Fri, 01/16/2009 - 03:41
Italy, Malta, Greece and Cyprus on Thursday asked the European Union for greater support to combat illegal immigration at an informal meeting of EU interior…
by ITALY | Thu, 01/15/2009 - 03:49
The Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) on Wednesday slammed the government a proposal to make immigrants pay for the issue or renewal of permits to stay in the…
by ITALY | Sat, 01/10/2009 - 03:08
A meeting of G8 interior and justice ministers will take place in May on Lampedusa, the tiny island off Sicily where thousands of illegal immigrants from…
by ITALY | Tue, 12/30/2008 - 16:56
Italy will begin repatriating illegal immigrants who arrive by boat on the country's southernmost islands on Tuesday evening, Italian officials said.Police…
by ITALY | Mon, 12/29/2008 - 16:53
Interior Minister Roberto Maroni on Monday promised tougher measures to deal with migrants entering Italy by sea, after hundreds landed on the small island of…
by ITALY | Fri, 12/19/2008 - 04:59
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Friday slammed Italy for the ''terrifying living conditions'' of immigrants doing seasonal farm work in the south of the…
by ITALY | Fri, 11/14/2008 - 03:30
The Italian government is ''determined'' to reduce the number of immigrants arriving in Italy, Welfare Minister Maurizio Sacconi said Thursday.Speaking a day…
by ITALY | Tue, 10/14/2008 - 03:56
Italy needs to find its own path to integrate immigrants into society ''in a way which is both innovative and ahead of its time,'' House Speaker Gianfranco…