The NGO rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3, a German NGO under Dutch flag, remains stranded some 1.4 miles from the port of Syracuse as Italian authorities continue to refuse to allow disembarkation of the ship’s passengers. In a statement, Sea Watch said that without a safe port for the “exhausted shipwrecked” migrants, the Sea-Watch 3 on 24th…
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Strasbourg judges order Italy to pay Knox
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Italy the right to defence of Amanda Knox was violated when she was questioned in November 2007 in relation to the brutal murder of Meredith Kercher (21), the British flat-mate in Perugia (Italy). It ordered the Italian State to pay a total of over €18,000 in damages and legal…
Salvini refuses smuggled migrants reception
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has reiterated his refusal to NGO-run illegal migrant-rescue ships to dock. The League leader was commenting amid concern about 49 asylum seekers saved in the Mediterranean by German NGOs Sea-Watch and Sea Eye who have not been allocated a port of safety amid a standoff. 17th day at sea.On board of…
Pope defends rejected illegal migrants
Pope Francis urged European leaders on December 6 to stop arguing over the fate of 49 migrants stuck aboard two humanitarian rescue ships on the Mediterranean and to offer them a safe port to disembark. (Image: illustration). Pope enters fray over migrant ships, appeals for safe ports https://t.co/BbRRD1w4CE — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) January 6, 2019…
Matera and Plovdiv starring as EU capitals of culture
Plovdiv is the first ever Bulgarian city to be chosen as European Capital of Culture. With a full programme under the motto “Together”, 2019 will bring new opportunities to the region and international visibility for the city. More than 300 projects have been organised in Plovdiv, as well as the South Central Region of Bulgaria, and…
N.Korea diplomat applied for asylum in Italy
North Korea’s top diplomat in Italy has applied for asylum and gone into hiding, Seoul lawmakers told reporters after a closed-door meeting with South Korean intelligence officials. North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy, Jo Song Gil, has sought asylum, report sayshttps://t.co/hgJkQBTFl9 pic.twitter.com/6lxSlNe4bl — AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 3, 2019 It would mark the latest…
Circus tiger attacked intruder
A Georgian (25) national was badly injured by a tiger when breaking into an enclosure at the Lidia Togni circus, which is currently in Reggio Calabria, ANSA news agency reported. According to local officials the naked intruder has been in a confused state and may have taken drugs. The animal almost ripped off his arm, the…
Italy hosts six million tourists for Christmas
More than six million foreign tourists will visit Italy during the Christmas and New year holidays, according to a new survey. The Centro Studi Turistici poll said foreign tourists would mostly vacation in mountain resorts. https://twitter.com/I__Love__Italy/status/1074261647735304192 Tourists flows will especially rise from Switzerland, the Middle East and Australia and New Zealand, said the poll of 1,613…
Colosseum Superstar!
The Colosseum in Rome has been visited by 7.4 million tourists this year, an increase of 5.7% with respect to 2017, Alfonsina Russo, the director of the archaeological park that the monument is part of, said. Russo was speaking at the presentation of the new logo and website of the Colosseum archaeological park. 🔵 #Colosseo,…
Eurparl vice-president considers extension of Brexit talks
Vice-president of the European Parliament Fabio Castaldo (Italy, 5SM) reminded that ‘no-deal‘ Brexit will affect the UK more than the EU, although the bloc is preparing itself for this scenario as well. Castaldo warned that ‘no-deal’ will lead to uncertainty and even “chaos” for trade and political relationship on both sides of the Channel. “I still hope…