The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed hope that the Italian parliament changes Interior Minister Matteo Salvini‘s migrants and security decree to bring it into line with the Geneva Convention and international norms on human rights. UNHCR hopes for change to migrant decree. To bring it into line with Geneva…
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Salvini blames Juncker for “ruining” Europe
Italian Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini accused the EU unelected burocrats of “ruining Europe“. He assessed actions of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici after they criticised the Italian government’s budget plans: “The EU said yes to budgets that impoverished Italy and made its situation precarious,” Salvini said, while visiting a fair…
Salvini prepares for EU budget talks
The Italian government would “press on” if the European Commission gives the thumbs down to its 2019 budget, the Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said. Press on if EU rejects budget – Salvini. Working for growth says deputy premier https://t.co/9MGihf06ce — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) September 28, 2018 “We consider ourselves to be working for the…
Salvini trades barbs with Sefcovic
This week started with Italian Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini trading barbs with European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic concerned with the political situation in Italy and the rise of Salvini’s League party. “It is the umpteenth attack by Europe on Italy, on the League and on the government,” Salvini responded. https://twitter.com/Italy_Notizie/status/1041655825528446976 “Now they are taking…
Socialist MEP Kyenge on trial for dabbing Lega ‘racist’
Member of European Parliament (MEP) Cecile Kyenge from Socialist group and Italy‘s first black minister, went on trial this month for calling the anti-migrant League party “racist“. Kyenge trail is launched by League leader Matteo Salvini after Socialist politician said the League was a “racist” party, during a public event in Parma. The League, while pursuing a crackdown on flows…
Tajani calls Commission to avoid offensive language
There are no “dictators” in Italy, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani pointed out, reacting upon European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici offensive comments, naming politicians in Italian government “little Mussolinis“. No dictators in Italy says Tajani. EC shdn't use offensive language towards member States https://t.co/sGJ7nSiQMG — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) September 14, 2018 “I don’t…
Salvini regards EU sanctions against Hungary as “madness”
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called EU sanctions against Hungary “madness”, ANSA News agency reports. “I am convinced that in a few months’ time we’ll find ourselves governing Europe together with Viktor Orban”, Salvini said, while addressing a press conference with Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz Christian Strache. “…The sanctions against the Hungarian government and people…
Seniors welcome to Italian ‘fiscal paradise’
The project of attracting EU senior citizens to Italian southern regions has been proposed by Lega, the Right wing party ascending power, led by Matteo Salvini, who intends to reverse population decline, offering tax free decade to Europeans, settling in economically fragile areas. Lega party proposes effective measures to reverse the chronic population decline in…
EU-Italy relations on the rocks over illegal migrants flows
The European Commission has not responded to Italy’s threat to withhold funding to the bloc next year unless other member states accept migrants currently held on a ship moored in Sicily. Italy's Di Maio vows 'hard line' with European Commission over migrants on ship https://t.co/8MVXRck83N pic.twitter.com/1nLu8uSjCa — Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2018 Alexander Winterstein, a…
Salvini refueses Aquarius access to Italian ports
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said that the NGO migrant search-and-rescue ship Aquarius will not be allowed access to Italy’s ports, ANSA news agency reports. “Aquarius NGO ship with another 141 immigrants on board: German owned, rented by French NGO, foreign crew, in Maltese waters, flying the flag of Gibraltar,” Salvini wrote in his Twitter…
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