ROME (AP) — Pressure is building on authorities in Italy to close a notorious Rome migrant detention center where a 19-year-old Guinean allegedly hanged himself last month. Visiting opposition senators have decried “undignified” conditions for people ordered to leave Italy but awaiting repatriation. Italy’s 10 migrant repatriation centers have long been criticized by human rights […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to host Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday for talks at the White House as the Democratic administration struggles to persuade House Republicans to pass legislation that would replenish aid to Ukraine and as both leaders face political headwinds at home. Biden has sought to assure European […]
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Tuesday called Israel’s response to the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas “disproportionate.” “There are too many victims who have nothing to do with Hamas at all,” Tajani, who also serves as deputy prime minister, told RAI Radio 1, emphasizing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must do more to […]
The Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament has finally approved the government’s decision to provide military assistance to Ukraine in 2024. Source: European Pravda, citing ANSA 218 out of 400 members of the lower house of the Italian Parliament voted in favour of this decision. Earlier, the decree of the Italian government regarding the […]
The lower house of the Italian parliament has approved a government plan to extend military aid to Ukraine through 2024, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Feb. 8. A total of 218 MPs out of the 400-member body voted in favor of the measure, thereby extending Italy’s military support for this year. Read also: A […]
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni opened a summit of African leaders on Monday aimed at illustrating Italy’s development plan for the continent that her government hopes will stem the numbers of migrants and forge a new relationship between Europe and Africa. But the plan got a lukewarm reception initially, with African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki […]
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni opened a summit of African leaders on Monday aimed at promoting Italy’s big development plan for the continent that her government hopes will stem migration flows and forge a new relationship between Europe and Africa. Two dozen African leaders, top European Union and United Nations officials and representatives […]
ROME (AP) — Italy’s president on Friday denounced rising antisemitism and delivered a powerful speech in support of the Jewish people as he commemorated a Holocaust Remembrance Day overshadowed by Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and a rise in anti-Israel acts here. Also Friday, Rome’s police chief ordered pro-Palestinian activists to postpone a rally in […]
(Bloomberg) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blasted Stellantis NV for its efforts to move car production to lower-cost countries at a time when the auto industry is struggling to shift to electrification. Most Read from Bloomberg “We want to defend the national interest, establish a balanced relationship with Stellantis to defend production in Italy,” […]
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi held a phone call with Chief of the Defense Staff of the Italian Armed Forces, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, and invited him to visit Ukraine, Zaluzhnyi said in a Telegram post on Jan. 15. In his message, the Ukrainian commander stated that the conversation covered bilateral […]
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni assured Ukraine of the continued support of the Group of Seven (G7) major democratic industrialised nations. According to Italian media, in a telephone conversation with head of state Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday Meloni announced that Russia’s aggression against the neighbouring country would be the focus of Italy’s G7 presidency. Italy […]