Italy Proposes To Include Espresso In UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List - UrduPoint

The Italian Agriculture Ministry has submitted an application for recognition of Italian espresso as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, Deputy Agriculture Minister Gian Marco Centinaio said on Friday.

NGO: Human lives at stake as Italy blocks migrant rescue ship – EURACTIV.com

Delays caused by the blocking of the Ocean Viking rescue ship by Italian port authorities have put human lives at stake, Julia Schaefermeyer, communications officer at SOS Mediterranean, the NGO that charters the vessel, has told EURACTIV.

Afghan refugees struggling to reach Turkey through Iran

 

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Neandertalerfund: 100.000 Jahre alte Überreste von Jägern und Sammlern

 

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Insgesamt sind jetzt elf Neandertaler im Latium in Italien gefunden worden. 

Migranti, Sea Watch arrivata in porto a Trapani con 455 migranti a bordo

 

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Corfu: The Greek Island Riddled With Hidden Venetian Treasures

 

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 Julia visits the lush Ionian island of Corfu, often called the least Greek of all the Greek islands. She discovers a little slice of Italy and samples the delights of its cuisine.

Naufrage meurtrier en Méditerranée, les survivants accueillis en Italie

 

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Italy stops ship with migrants

Italy has refused to allow a commercial vessel flying an Italian flag to bring ashore rescued migrants, sticking to a hardline policy on new arrivals as it presses European allies to share the burden of hosting an influx of displaced people.

Europe: Moves to further limit refugee flow prompt concern

Rights groups and watchdogs have expressed concern over several countries' proposals to return asylum seekers to Greece as several European leaders call for refugee routes to be closed.

100 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libyan coast

More than 100 migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the Libyan navy said Friday.

Italy says Malta not taking in migrant ship is 'inhumane'

Italy has said that Malta had refused to take in a Dutch-flagged ship carrying more than 200 rescued migrants and said the decision was "inhumane", ten days after shutting its own ports to a migrant vessel.

Italy, France call for EU to set up migrant centers in home countries

Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday called for the European Union to set up centers to process migrant asylum claims in their home countries, and the proposal was backed by French President Emmanuel Macron, AFP reported.

Italy's new gov't moving fast in speaking out against refugees, asylum seekers

Less than a week into the mandate of Italy's newest government, officials are already raising eyebrows for the hardline stance they are taking against refugees.

Italy rightwingers, populists in gov't-formation talks after Berlusconi steps aside

The rightwing League and the populist Five Star Movement said in a joint statement late on Thursday that they have made significant progress in talks for the formation of a new government.

Italian officials & German firm face lawsuit over arms sales to Saudi Arabia

A complaint has been filed by a coalition of human rights groups against Italian government officials and a major European arms manufacturer over their alleged involvement in the aerial bombing of Yemen.

Libyan navy rescues 137 immigrants off western coast

Libyan navy on Thursday rescued 137 illegal immigrants on two rubber boats off the coast of the city of Zawiya, some 45 km west of the capital Tripoli.

Le scrutin du 4 mars en Italie décisif pour l'Europe, selon une étude

Les Italiens ont le sentiment d'avoir été abandonnés par leurs partenaires de l'Union européenne et leur vote lors des élections générales le 4 mars risque de traduire leur mécontentement, a averti vendredi l'institut Jacques Delors dans une étude rendue publique à Bruxelles.

Italian elections could hinge on immigration, far-right backlash

With Italy's general elections scheduled for March 4, issues surrounding migration dominate, with political observers saying the vote could turn on public reaction to a series of gruesome events in the small central Italian town of Macerata.

EU’s Frontex expects illegal migration to Spain to rise further in 2018

Europe’s border agency expects a further increase in arrivals of illegal migrants in Spain by sea this year, after numbers more than doubled in 2017.

EU 'has east-west split' on migrant quotas

EU leaders are bitterly divided over a quota scheme for housing migrants, as they begin a summit in Brussels.
Summit chairman Donald Tusk called mandatory EU-wide quotas "ineffective". He spoke of a split "between east and west" over asylum policy.