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Italy calls for refugee centers south of Libya
Jun 25, 2018 14:34Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has called on a visit to Tripoli for processing centers to be set up south of Libya's borders as a way to block attempts by refugees to cross the Mediterranean.
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Italy urges EU states to share refugee burden
Jun 24, 2018 14:42Italy, the main European frontline country to deal with refugees over the past three years, has called on European Union members to accept their share of refugees entering the bloc.
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Italy, Malta refuse to take in another refugee ship
Jun 24, 2018 07:44More than 300 refugees are stranded in the Mediterranean Sea as Malta and Italy have once again refused to allow a rescue ship carrying them to dock at their ports.
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Refugees can forget about reaching Italy: Interior minister
Jun 23, 2018 11:56Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has reiterated that Italy is determined to keep its ports closed to refugees, saying boats transporting asylum seekers should better forget about reaching the European country.
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Italy minister sparks outrage with Roma comments
Jun 20, 2018 10:36Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has caused outrage among opposition politicians and rights groups after announcing controversial plans to conduct a comprehensive census of the country’s Roma community with an eye on expelling those who do not have Italian nationality.
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Italy prevents two more boats loaded with ‘human cargo’ from docking at ports
Jun 16, 2018 14:43Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has warned yet another refugee rescue mission off the Libyan coast that it would not be allowed to unload its “human cargo” at an Italian port.
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About 932 refugees, 2 dead bodies arrive on boat in Italy's Catania
Jun 13, 2018 13:55The Italian Coast Guard boat U. Diciotti docked in Catania on Wednesday, carrying 932 migrants and two dead bodies.
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Italy summons French envoy in row over refugee ship
Jun 13, 2018 10:17The Foreign Ministry of Italy has summoned France’s ambassador amid a diplomatic row between the two countries over the handling of a stranded ship in the Mediterranean with hundreds of refugees on board.
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Over 600 refugees remain stranded at sea as Italy, Malta close ports
Jun 11, 2018 03:40Hundreds of refugees remain stranded in a humanitarian ship at sea after both Italy and Malta refused to open their ports to the vessel and engaged, instead, in a diplomatic spat over the issue.
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Italy’s pro-Moscow government unnerves NATO
Jun 08, 2018 03:27Italy’s new pro-Moscow government has caused cracks in NATO as the US-led military alliance is seeking further measures to deter what it calls the Russian threat.