Tag Archives: migrant
MP calls for inquiry into migrant death
P(ANSA) – Rome, April 15 – A centre-left MP on Tuesday called on the interior and health ministers to explain why a 29-year-old Gambian migrant died of a heart attack while being held in a migrant reception center just three … Continue reading
Italy to speed up procedures as migrant flows continue
IMG class=hide alt=”Italy to speed up procedures as migrant flows continue” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-d8d85e6ccaf080fe6d4e0092ba0b477b.jpg” (By Christopher Livesay) (ANSA) – Rome, March 25 – As the latest wave of migrants arrived on Italian shores Tuesday, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano called for a reduction … Continue reading
Italian president calls for shorter migrant detentions
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-2d0d398971ebea7d431a3458dfd3300c.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Italian president calls for shorter migrant detentions” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-2d0d398971ebea7d431a3458dfd3300c.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, February 7 – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called for shorter detentions at the CIE migrant centre on the outskirts of Rome, which has … Continue reading
Pope appeals for survivors of migrant disasters
(ANSA) – Rome, November 1 – Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a series of recent migrant disasters and made an appeal for the survivors Friday during an All Saints Day Mass at Rome’s Verano cemetery. Around 400 people … Continue reading
Summit deal means migrant crisis ‘now an EU problem’
(By Sandra Cordon)(ANSA) – Rome, October 25 – European Union leaders agreed Friday on new, collective measures to cope with Italy’s migrant crisis, demonstrating that the problem is now shared by all of Europe, said Premier Enrico Letta.Even as he … Continue reading
Lampedusa mayor asks EU heads for migrant law reforms
(ANSA) – Brussels, October 24 – The mayor of Lampedusa, the small Italian island that is first point of contact for tens of thousands of migrants sailing from Africa, urged European leaders meeting Thursday in Brussels to reform immigration law. … Continue reading
Italy’s migrant demands ‘accepted’ in EU summit draft
(ANSA) – Brussels, October 24 – Italy’s demands for greater help from the EU in dealing with its migrant crisis were incorporated in a draft of conclusions of this week’s summit of European leaders, which starts Thursday. The latest draft, … Continue reading
Migrant woman gives birth to baby girl on board boat
(ANSA) – Siracusa, October 22 – A woman is in hospital with a newborn baby girl after giving birth on board a boat carrying as many as 250 migrants to Italy. Authorities say two Italian coast guard cutters arrived at … Continue reading
Macerta council clerk takes life in ‘migrant scam’
(ANSA) – Macerata, October 18 – A councillor in the Marche city of Macerta committed suicide Friday after being probed for taking bribes to help immigrants’ relatives join their families.Giuseppe Garufi was under investigation for fraud and embezzlement.Police said he … Continue reading
Italian minister says EU’s migrant law needs revising
(ANSA) – Brussels, October 17 – Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge on Thursday called for the European law on asylum seekers to be revised to help Italy cope with thousands of migrants arriving on its shores from North Africa. The question … Continue reading