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Macron main rival to nationalism

France's President Emmanuel Macron accepts that he is the main rival to nationalist, anti-immigration governments in Europe

29/08/2018

World News

Europe briefing: Six stories to know about today

Here are six stories from around Europe so far today, Monday, August 27.

27/08/2018

Italy

Italy disembarks stranded migrants, Salvini under investigation

Migrants trapped on a ship in a Sicilian port for six days have been allowed to disembark.

26/08/2018

Italy

Sick migrants disembark Diciotti

Thirteen sick migrants on Saturday left the Italian rescue ship docked for five days in a Sicilian port and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said he was working on a “positive solution” for the remaining 137 people on board.

26/08/2018

Italy

8 laws Italy may be violating over Diciotti migrant standoff

Migrants onboard the Diciotti have been denied permission to disembark from the Italian port of Catania by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. According to Italian lawyers and judicial members — the move breaks eight international laws.

24/08/2018

Italy

Italians show support for stranded migrants with Italian soul food

Italian protesters showed up with arancini — a local snack — to not only protest the government's handling of a ship carrying migrants, but to also extend their hospitality.

23/08/2018

Italy

Passengers not allowed to disembark after Diciotti docks in Sicily

The Italian interior minister, Matteo Salvini said on Italian TV: “The ship may land in Italy, as long as the 177 migrants are distributed, in a spirit of solidarity by the EU.”

21/08/2018

Italy

Italy demands sanctions on Malta in a growing row over migrant boats

Italian interior Minister Matteo Salvini says that unless other European countries take in their fare share of the 177 migrants stranded on an Italian coast guard ship, they'll be returned to Libya.

20/08/2018

Italy

Was Salvini right to blame Brussels for Genoa bridge collapse?: Factcheck

Did the EU's fiscal rules contribute to the Genoa bridge collapse? Or does the buck stop with the Italian government?

15/08/2018

World News

Where did EU leaders holiday in 2018?

As many Europeans kicked back on their summer holidays, politicians too were in need of time to unwind and left their offices for a few days to recuperate from the stresses of the job.

14/08/2018

Italy

Euroviews. Unlike Salvini, Italians still believe in welcoming strangers | View

A new survey of Italian attitudes to migration and refugees finds more ideological diversity than commonly assumed. Economist and researcher Tim Dixon unpacks findings that show more nuances than the populism dominating headlines.

06/08/2018

World News

‘Open Arms’ migrant rescue boat heads for Spain amid row with Italy

A sea charity, at loggerheads with Italy and Libya after recovering a survivor and two bodies from the Mediterranean, is heading to Mallorca.

19/07/2018

World News

Rome, Berlin, Vienna in migrant deal

Interior ministers Matteo Salvini of Italy, Horst Seehofer of Germany and Herbert Kickl of Austria said after talks in Innsbruck that an "axis of the willing" led by Vienna, Berlin and Rome would curb migrant departures.

12/07/2018

Italy

NGO boats to be blocked ‘all summer’ from Italian ports

NGO rescue boats will not be allowed to port or refuel in Italy “all summer”, according to the Italian Interior Minister and Deputy PM Matteo Salvini.

30/06/2018

Malta

Lifeline ship carrying 230 migrants awaits approval to dock in Malta

A day after news broke that Malta would allow to Lifeline migrant vessel to dock on its shores, the vessel says it has still received no approval.

26/06/2018

World News

Salvini pitches migrant centres in North Africa

Italian Interior Minister says he wants to set up centres to the south of Libya intercept migrant before they can make it to the coast, cutting them off at their source.

25/06/2018

Belgium

Divided EU leaders meet for emergency talks on migration crisis

The leaders of EU countries will discuss solutions to Europe's migration crisis, as the issue once again exposes major divisions between EU members.

24/06/2018

World News

Salvini vows end to "human cargo" as migrants reach Sicily

Salvini vows end to "human cargo" as migrants reach Sicily

20/06/2018

Italy

Salvini pushes for census of Roma people in Italy

The Italian Interior minister wants numbers on the ethnic group's population in the country, while the new League/Five-Star Movement coalition is calling for the closure of illegal Roma camps.

19/06/2018

Italy

Italians march in solidarity with migrant workers

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Rome on Saturday calling for greater rights for migrant workers.

16/06/2018