Tag: Italy
Italy’s Conte urges EU migration policy change
VALLETTA: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is calling for a fundamental change in the European Union's migration policy, saying that his country received little...
Malta will take in migrant rescue ship, says Italy
ROME: Malta will let the rescue ship Lifeline dock after Italy refused it entry, ending the vessel's near week-long wait in the Mediterranean with...
France won’t take any lessons from Rome on immigration, says minister
PARIS: France’s minister for European affairs said international law obliged Italy to let the stranded migrant rescue vessel Lifeline dock in an Italian port...
Italy asks Malta to take in, seize migrant rescue ship
ROME: Italy on Friday urged Malta to take in a ship carrying more than 200 rescued migrants as the new government pressures European partners...
Italy PM says EU draft text on immigration will be withdrawn
ROME: A draft EU statement on immigration will be withdrawn following a "misunderstanding" over the text, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday...
Merkel to support Italy in tackling migration challenge
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she wanted to support Italy in its efforts to reduce the number of migrants arriving on...
Rescue boat drifts at sea as Italy takes anti-migrant stance
ROME: A rescue ship with more than 600 migrants on board was drifting in international waters on Monday as Italy’s new interior minister doubled...
Italy will no longer be ‘Europe’s refugee camp’, vows new government
ROME: Italy will no longer be “Europe’s refugee camp”, newly installed interior minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday as he promised tough action to...
Italy’s Conte sworn in as PM of anti-establishment government
ROME: Giuseppe Conte was sworn in on Friday as Italy’s prime minister, heading western Europe’s first anti-establishment government bent on overhauling European Union rules...
Italy’s anti-establishment leaders meet to try to avert elections
ROME: Italy's anti-establishment political leaders Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio met on Thursday for last-ditch talks to resurrect a coalition government and avert...
For Italy, all roads lead to EU values
MILAN: For decades, the rest of the world could largely ignore the contact sport known as Italian politics. Not this week, when global financial...
Parents claim daughter did not undergo forced abortion, vow to bring...
LAHORE: Farah's parents, the girl who flew back to Italy on Friday, vowed to bring her back and regain her custody from the Italian authorities.
Punjab...
Italy flies Pakistani woman back after ‘forced abortion’
ROME: Italy’s foreign minister proudly announced the return to Italy on Thursday of a Pakistani woman who it claimed had been taken by her...
Italian PM nominee begins work on forming cabinet
ROME: Italy's prime ministerial nominee Giuseppe Conte on Thursday began lining up a cabinet after being endorsed to lead a populist coalition government.
Conte's appointment...
Italy’s 5-Star, League to boost spending, seek review of EU rules
ROME: Italy's two anti-establishment parties on Friday promised to ramp up spending in a programme for a new coalition government, putting them on a...
Italy’s 5-Star and League put final touches to government deal
ROME: Italy's two anti-establishment parties met on Thursday to finalize a governing accord that would slash taxes, ramp up welfare spending and pose the...
Italy’s League and 5-Star make ‘significant steps’ towards government deal
ROME: The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and far-right League have made "significant steps" towards forming a government, the two parties said on Thursday as Italy...
