Commission probes Italy’s ports tax exemptions

  The European Commission announced it has opened an in-depth investigation into tax exemptions granted under…

Italy moves to block African migrants

  Italy has renewed a controversial agreement signed in 2017 with the Libyan coastguard to block…

Italy allows migrant rescue ship to berth 

  Italy’s new government allowed a French charity ship to bring ashore 82 migrants on Saturday…

Crewmember dies after falling overboard in Italy

  A crewmember of the Royal Caribbean Cruises-operated ship Vision of the Seas died after falling…

83 migrants disembark in Italy

  Eighty-three migrants rescued while making the dangerous sea crossing from Africa to Europe disembarked early…

Italy says six EU states will take in migrants on Open Arms ship

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday that six EU countries had agreed to take…

Migrant ship can enter Italy’s waters, court rules 

An administrative court in Rome ruled on Wednesday that a Spanish rescue ship carrying around 150…

Tunisia rescues 71 Italy-bound migrants in Mediterranean

Tunisian authorities rescued 71 migrants as their boat began to sink after setting out from neighbouring…

Italy impounds migrants rescue ship Sea-Watch 3

Italian authorities have impounded the charity vessel Sea-Watch 3 after 47 migrants aboard were disembarked at…

Italy to prosecute mayor who arranged fake marriages for migrants

An Italian Mayor who gained international fame for transforming the shrinking community by welcoming migrants is…

China, Italy to promote Belt and Road Initiative

China’s President Xi Jinping has visited Italy and held discussions with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on…

Our ports remain closed to illegal migrants — Italy Interior Minister 

“The ports have been, and remain, CLOSED”, Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini tweeted on Monday, as…