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EU duty chair considering Italy's request on immigration

by ITALY | Sat, 05/16/2009 - 03:08

The European Union will take ''into serious consideration'' a formal request by Italy that the EU address the immigration emergency in the Mediterranean at the…

Seventy percent of boat migrants in 2008 sought asylum, cir head says

by ITALY | Thu, 05/14/2009 - 03:36

Seventy percent of an estimated 37,000 migrants who landed on the Italian coasts in 2008 applied for asylum, the head of the Italian Council for Refugees said…

UNHCR voices concern over new immigration policy

by ITALY | Wed, 05/13/2009 - 03:57

The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR voiced concern on Tuesday over Italy's new policy of taking boat people intercepted in the Mediterranean back to Libya…

Council of Europe raps European Union on immigration

by ITALY | Tue, 05/12/2009 - 03:59

Europe's human rights body, the Council of Europe rapped the European Union on Monday for its apparent indifference to Italy's new policy of turning back…

Migrants taken to Sicily after Malta refusal

by ITALY | Mon, 05/11/2009 - 06:49

Malta on Monday refused permission for an Italian navy ship carrying rescued migrants to dock in Valletta.Italian authorities then instructed the ship carrying…

Maroni 'must respect rescue accords'

by ITALY | Thu, 05/07/2009 - 04:19

Malta must respect international rescue accords, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said Wednesday after Valletta refused to pick migrants near the southern…

Save the children sounds alarm on unaccompanied minors

by ITALY | Wed, 04/29/2009 - 03:58

Nearly two-thirds of unaccompanied foreign children arriving in Italy have fled care homes and are now at risk, an international humanitarian organization…

Ten new migrant expulsion centres 'by end of 2009'

by ITALY | Wed, 04/29/2009 - 03:44

Ten new identification and expulsion centres (CIEs) for illegal immigrants may be ready by the end of the year, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said Tuesday.…

Italy and Malta to get more EU aid on immigrants

by ITALY | Sat, 04/25/2009 - 03:04

Italy and Malta are to receive more help from the rest of the European Union to deal with illegal immigration, according to European Justice Commissioner…

Migrant assistance rules 'ignored', Frattini

by ITALY | Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:06

Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Tuesday that laws on assisting illegal immigrants ''must be respected'' after Italy was forced to rescue seaborne…