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Italy cuts former lawmakers' pensions in Five Star victory

 

Italy's lower house of parliament on Thursday voted in favour of cutting the pensions of many former parliamentarians in a victory for the Five Star Movement (M5S), which has long called for the measure

 

 

The Local
13 July 2018
12:00 CEST+02:00
 

 

 

Italy cuts former lawmakers' pensions in Five Star victory
Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio ( and also Deputy Prime Minister along with Matteo Salvini...Yes....We have 2  Prime  Minister Deputies....An absurdity...It's all about control and power as Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's role equals ZERO...At least so far.... ) is pictured speaking to press. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP
 
 
 
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Don’t look now … it’s the sandwich police, saving Venice from its tourists

 

In a bid to stop visitors tarnishing the city’s image, stewards are monitoring so-called uncouth behaviour. But is it a step too far?

 

Angela Giuffrida

Sat 14 Jul 2018 13.35 BST Last modified on Sat 14 Jul 2018 15.36 BST

 

 

 

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(Local) Police keep a watchful eye in St Mark’s Square
Photograph: Chris Warde-Jones for the Observer
 
 
 
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France, Germany, Malta will take 50 rescued migrants each: Italian PM

 

Germany said Sunday it had agreed with Italy to take in 50 of the 450 migrants aboard two EU border agency vessels, matching similar pledges by France and Malta

 

 

AFP
15 July 2018
10:17 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180715/france-malta-will-take-50-rescued-migrants-each-italian-pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

450 migrants stranded at sea as Italy, Malta dig heels in

 

Another 450 migrants on board two military vessels were stranded at sea on Saturday as Italy and Malta locked horns over whose responsibility it was to offer them safe harbour

 

Rome (AFP) | 14 July 2018 10:39

 

 

 
Late on Thursday, an Italian coastguard vessel carrying 67 migrants was allowed to dock in Sicily | © AFP | Alessandro FUCARINI
Late on Thursday, an Italian coastguard vessel carrying 67 migrants was allowed to dock in Sicily | © AFP | Alessandro FUCARINI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shameful shameful shameful....
 
Minister Salvini must be removed

 

 

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Five European countries agree to take in stranded migrants: Italy PM

 

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis tweets that his country will not accept any of 450 asylum seekers

 

 

Sunday 15 July 2018 21:13 UTC
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Woman holds up sign during protest in northern Italy near French border on Saturday (AFP)
 
 
 
 
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Migrants' Solidarity March Leaves Italy's Ventimiglia for France - Reports

 

14:07 30.04.2018

 

 

PARIS (Sputnik) - A so-called migrants' "March of solidarity" departed from Italy's coastal city of Ventimiglia on Monday and is expected to reach the French northern port of Calais by early July, local media reported

 

 

 

https://sputniknews.com/europe/201804301064029144-migrants-ventimiglia-calais/

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Italians send postcards to Salvini to protest migrant policy

A group of Italian campaigners are sending postcards to Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to protest his hardline stance on migration and to draw attention to deaths at sea

 

 

The Local
16 July 2018
12:03 CEST+02:00
 
 
 
Italians send postcards to Salvini to protest migrant policy
'Greetings from Lampedusa': One of the postcards used in the campaign. Image: Solo in Cartolina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Salvini won't rule out EU Russia sanctions Italy veto

 

But wd be 'last resort'

 

Redazione ANSA Moscow
16 July 201812:36 News

 

 

 

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For first time 'migrants land in Europe' says Italy

'No longer Europe's refugee camp' says Salvini

 

Redazione ANSA Rome
16 July 201814:31 News
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

No aggravating factor if rape victim drunk - top court

If voluntarily drunk penalties can't be upped

 

Redazione ANSA Rome
16 July 201816:39 News

 

 

 

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/07/16/no-aggravating-factor-if-rape-victim-drunk-top-court_834282c4-ca01-4dbd-b514-a81249dcd68b.html

 

 

 

STUPID, OBSCENE and SENSELESS court decision....Shame on you!

 

Should be exactly the contrary infact.....Penalty should be upped if victim is drunk...

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Libya let woman and child drown says Open Arms

Never said leave human beings to die says Salvini

 

Redazione ANSA Rome
17 July 201815:39 News

 

 

 

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/07/17/libya-let-woman-and-child-drown-says-open-arms_3ff06169-8d3e-4aac-9250-622378687e3a.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy's highest court accused of victim blaming over rape case

 

Aggravating circumstances not applicable in sentencing if alcohol consumed voluntarily, say judges

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Tue 17 Jul 2018 15.12 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/17/italian-court-retrial-two-men-who-raped-woman

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Open Arms (NGO ship) sets off to Spain 'after Salvini's words'

Italy offered port but NGO refused

 

Redazione ANSA Rome
18 July 201812:09 News

 

 

 

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Libyan coastguard accused of abandoning three migrants in sea

 

Rescue group says it found a woman and child dead and a woman alive in Mediterranean

 

Associated Press and AFP

Wed 18 Jul 2018 10.28 BST

 

 

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Members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue a woman (40 year old Josepha from Cameroon, who escaped because her husband abused her) in the Mediterranean...She was left 48 hours in the sea waters......
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Fraud trial of two Italian ex-banking chiefs begins

 

The fraud trial of two former executives of Italy's troubled lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS) opened on Tuesday in Milan

 

 

AFP
18 July 2018
08:32 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180718/fraud-trial-of-two-italian-ex-banking-chiefs-bmps-begins

 

 

 

 

Monte dei Paschi di Siena....Likely the oldest ( or one of the 2-3 oldest) bank in the world....Est. 1472

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banca_Monte_dei_Paschi_di_Siena

 

 

 

 

 

 

The one dessert you have to try in each of Italy's regions

 

One of the highlights of a trip to a new Italian destination is discovering the local dishes. Tasting the local pastry or dessert, whether it's with a cappuccino at breakfast time or to round off a hearty meal, is a must-do on a trip to Italy, and we've rounded up 20 sweet treats you have to try, region by region

 

 

Catherine Edwards
18 July 2018
07:59 CEST+02:00
 
 
 
The one dessert you have to try in each of Italy's regions
Italian cakes on display at a pastry and baking festival. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180718/the-one-dessert-you-have-to-try-in-each-of-italys-regions

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Spanish rescue ship heads home after dramatic rescue – VIDEO

 

A Spanish NGO that saved a woman off Libya who was drifting on a deflated dinghy next to the bodies of a boy and another woman said Wednesday it is taking her to Spain for her safety

 

 

On board the Open Arms (Italia) (AFP) | 18 July 2018 12:16

 

 

 

Vid

 

https://risingsunoverport.co.za/afp/449868/spanish-rescue-ship-heads-home-after-dramatic-rescue

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Libya migrant centres near breaking point after spike in arrivals

 

Coastguard crackdown leaves thousands in overcrowded facilities, with many more at mercy of smugglers and militia

 

Wed 18 Jul 2018 12.24 BST Last modified on Wed 18 Jul 2018 13.05 BST

By  Karen McVeigh

 

 

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African migrants arrive at the naval base in Tripoli, the Libyan capital. The Libyan navy said they were rescued by the country’s coastguard
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The life and death of anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino: Italy commemorates massacre, 26 years on

 

On July 19th, Italy marks the 26th anniversary of the murder of one its most prominent anti-mafia heroes, Sicilian magistrate Paolo Borsellino ( the other anti-mafia judge, Giovanni Falcone had been killed on 23 May of same year along with his wife and escort police

), who was killed along with five members of his police escort by the Cosa Nostra organized crime group on this day in 1992

 

 

The Local
19 July 2018
11:53 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

The life and death of anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino: Italy commemorates massacre, 26 years on
A mural commemorating Paolo Borsellino (R) and his colleague Giuseppe Falcone. Photo: By Alessandrobottone - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61223792
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Far-right Italian minister sues anti-mafia writer over 'underworld' tweet

 

Matteo Salvini has been criticised by Roberto Saviano over his hardline migration policy

 

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Fri 20 Jul 2018 11.56 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/20/italys-interior-minister-matteo-salvini-sues-anti-mafia-writer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Juncker response on migrants a step forward says Conte

 

'Crisis cabinet' on managing migrants accepted too

 

Redazione ANSA Rome
20 July 201813:44 News
 
 
 
 
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker  and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte

 

 

 

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/07/20/juncker-response-on-migrants-a-step-forward-says-conte_31392bea-bca2-425a-88b9-478a42ae9840.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matteo Salvini: Who is the firebrand politician shaking up Italian politics?

 

Italy’s controversial new deputy prime minister has wasted no time in causing trouble since taking office. Matteo Salvini, leader of the extreme right Lega party, is anti-immigration, anti-EU and pro-Russia. But who is he and how did he enter the mainstream? Anne Cento Bull, of the University of Bath, revisits Salvini's rise

 

 

The Local
20 July 2018
17:04 CEST+02:00
 

 

 

Matteo Salvini: Who is the firebrand politician shaking up Italian politics?
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. Photo: Miguel Medina/AFP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Italy and Libya reject new EU migrant strategy

 

The European Union's migrant strategy suffered a major new setback Friday July 20th with Italy refusing to freely accept people rescued at sea and Libya spurning a proposal for asylum processing centres

 

 

AFP
20 July 2018
16:00 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180720/italy-and-libya-reject-new-eu-migrant-strategy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italian coastguard staff break silence to express concern over government migrant policy

 

The decision by Italy's new populist government to close the country's ports to migrants saved at sea is causing unease within the heart of the Italian coastguard, some staff say, who until recently played a key role in rescue missions

 

 

AFP
20 July 2018
09:51 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180720/italian-coastguard-staff-break-silence-to-express-concern-over-government-migrant-policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salvini to sue anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano

 

Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said Thursday night he has filed a complaint for defamation against the anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano, one of his most virulent critics

 

 

AFP
20 July 2018
08:49 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

Salvini to sue anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano
Matteo Salvini (R) and writer Roberto Saviano. Photos: Andreas Solaro/AFP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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‘I was tired of covering my face to hide from the mafia’: Italian MP Piera Aiello

 

Earlier this year, Piera Aiello became an Italian MP after campaigning with a veil over her face. Having now revealed her identity, she tells how she was forced to marry into the mafia

 

 

Mon 23 Jul 2018 10.39 BST Last modified on Mon 23 Jul 2018 11.27 BST

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‘I’ll no longer hide in the attic’ … Aiello outside the Italian parliament in Rome
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Deaths at sea expose flaws of Italy-Libya migration pact

 

‘To blindly sign a deal like that and close your eyes to the human consequences is very chilling,’ says Amnesty director

 

Angela Giuffrida in Orvieto and Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

Mon 23 Jul 2018 05.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/23/mother-and-child-drown-after-being-abandoned-off-libya-says-ngo

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Italian family of child dissolved in acid by mafia to receive €2 million ($2.34M)

 

A court in Sicily has ordered a payout of more than €2 million in compensation for the family of a boy whose body was dissolved in acid by mafiosi in a case that shocked Italy

 

 

The Local
23 July 2018
11:58 CEST+02:00
 

 

 

Italian family of child dissolved in acid by mafia to receive €2 million
File photo of police officers standing guard during an antimafia operation. Photo: Marcello Paternostro/AFP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Italian police bust 'Ndrangheta (Calabrian Mafia) cannabis plantation with 26,000 plants

 

The plants, worth an estimated €20 million ($23.41M) at market value, were discovered on July 21st in Vibo Valentia in Calabria, southern Italy

 

 

The Local
23 July 2018
17:18 CEST+02:00
 

 

 

Italian police bust 'Ndrangheta cannabis plantation with 26,000 plants
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Francesco Molinari triumphs in Italy's first ever British Open win

 

It was expected that recent American dominance of the majors would continue at the British Open, but instead Carnoustie delivered Italy's first ever winner of the Claret Jug in the shape of Francesco Molinari

 

 

AFP
23 July 2018
11:05 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

Francesco Molinari triumphs in Italy's first ever British Open win
Francesco Molinari with his hard-earned trophy. Photo: Glyn Kirk/AFP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Italian media and politicians hail Marchionne as Fiat era ends

 

Italian media and politicians saluted Sergio Marchionne on Sunday, who has stepped down following 14 years heading auto giant Fiat owing to serious health problems believed to be life threatening

 

 

AFP
22 July 2018
13:56 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

Italian media and politicians hail Marchionne as Fiat era ends
Photo: AFP

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180722/italian-media-and-politicians-hail-marchionne-as-fiat-era-ends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN PICTURES: Quake-hit Italian village bursts into colour in annual 'blooming'

 

Every year, the fields of Umbrian village Castelluccio come alive with colour as part of an annual spectacle known as 'La Fiorita' (the flowering or blooming)

 

 

Catherine Edwards
20 July 2018
13:15 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

IN PICTURES: Quake-hit Italian village bursts into colour in annual 'blooming'
The rainbow-coloured fields of Castelluccio. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP
 
 
 
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Five ways being a parent in Italy is different from the UK

 

Parents moving to Italy might be in for a culture shock. Parenting blogger Kristie Prada describes some of the things that have surprised her about raising an Italian-British family

 

 

11 July 2018
17:03 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

Five ways being a parent in Italy is different from the UK
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Italy dismisses plan to pay EU countries to host migrants as 'charity handout'

 

Brussels offering €6,000 ($7,011) per person in bid to control Mediterranean crossings

 

 

 

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The Topaz Responder ship run by Maltese NGO Moas and the Italian Red Cross takes part in a rescue operation of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean
Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Five Star Movement tells sailor-turned-politician: get off boat or resign

 

Andrea Mura told to get back to work or quit Italian party after it emerged he has been absent 96% of time

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Tue 24 Jul 2018 12.37 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/24/italy-m5s-leaders-launch-broadside-against-sailor-turned-politician

 

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Migrant children forced to sell sex to make Italy-France journey, says charity

 

Save the Children report says children resorting to desperate measures to pay for lift across border

 

Angela Giuffrida

Sat 28 Jul 2018 09.00 BST Last modified on Sat 28 Jul 2018 14.53 BST

 

 

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A demonstration in support of migrants in Ventimiglia. The town is a major transit hub for migrants attempting to cross into France
Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
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How to stay safe while travelling in Italy

 

Italy is generally a very safe country to visit, but travellers should still take precautions and be aware of the possible risks and dangers from strong currents in the water to insect bites. The Local takes a look at some of the most important things to bear in mind when preparing for a trip to Italy

 

 

The Local
25 July 2018
11:40 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180725/how-to-stay-safe-while-travelling-in-italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy is looking for 60 Nutella tasters

 

The Ferrero company, which makes Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread, is advertising a dream job for chocolate lovers

 

 

The Local
27 July 2018
17:16 CEST+02:00
 

 

 

Italy is looking for 60 Nutella tasters
Photo: Damien Meyer / AFP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Italian police evict hundreds of Roma from camp despite EU court ruling

 

More than 300 Roma were removed from a camp on the outskirts of Rome today, despite a European court ruling against the eviction

 

 

 

 

 

Not too far away from the racial laws of Nazi tradition...We'll see what's next......

 

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Xenophobia Meets Reality in Italy

 

Matteo Salvini is Italy's new hard-line anti-migrant interior minister. But his bark may end up worse than his bite

 

 

By Aaron Robertson

| June 13, 2018, 9:18 AM

 

 

 

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/13/xenophobia-meets-reality-in-italy/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy's actions reveal that the migrant crisis can only get worse in Europe

 

By  James Snell

2 July, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/italy-s-actions-reveal-that-the-migrant-crisis-can-only-get-worse-in-europe-18613

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Migrants' return to Libya by Italian boat could breach international law – UN

 

Vessel may have broken international law by returning 108 people rescued from Mediterranean to Tripoli

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome and agencies

Tue 31 Jul 2018 15.18 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/31/italian-ship-returned-rescued-people-to-libya-charity-says

 

 

 

 

 

‘Italy has done a lot — maybe too much’

 

 

Lally Weymouth is a senior associate editor for The Washington Post
 
by Lally Weymouth July 19
 
 
 
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Trump praises populist Italian prime minister for ‘being tough’ on immigration

 

The populist Italian prime minister was elected earlier this summer

 

Chris Riotta New York

 

 

 

 

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-italy-giuseppe-conte-immigration-white-house-border-wall-migrants-a8470456.html

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Anti-*** journalist rejected as Italian state broadcaster's president

 

Governing League and M5S parties’ bid to appoint Marcello Foa blocked in parliament

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Wed 1 Aug 2018 13.09 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/01/anti-***-journalist-rejected-as-italian-state-broadcasters-president-marcello-foa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Zero Tolerance’ Unleashes Murderous Violence in Italy—and Trump Thinks It’s Just Great

 

Attacks on people of color have multiplied dramatically since Steve Bannon favorite Matteo Salvini took over. On Monday his puppet prime minister basked in Trump’s approval

 

 

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/zero-tolerance-unleashes-murderous-violence-in-italy-and-trump-thinks-its-just-great-1

 

 

 

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