Italian parliamentarian Aboubakar Soumahoro has suspended himself from his party amid embezzlement and exploitation accusations against his mother-in-law and wife. The migrant rights activist himself is not under investigation.
Matteo Piantedosi is the new interior minister of Italy. He considers 'governing migration' a priority. Who is the minister in charge of most asylum and migration issues?
French migrant rights advocates are concerned about the victory of the far-right in the Italian election. They worry that the situation for refugees and migrants at the Italian-French border and in the Central Mediterranean could become even more difficult.
The Maltese interior minister is worried that the number of migrants and refugees arriving on the island could spike soon. That's because the new Italian government is expected to follow a hardline anti-migration policy, following the election victory of the far-right Brothers of Italy.
Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in Italy's election, and is set to become Italy's first female prime minister. This is expected to be the most right-wing government since World War Two, and will likely mean a strict anti-immigrant course.
As Italy gears up for the general election on September 25, a right-wing coalition government between the far-right Brothers of Italy, the League and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia is looking ever more likely to come out as the winners of the race. This could have major consequences for Italy's migration policy.
Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the far right FdI party and election frontrunner, has proposed a naval blockade in the Mediterranean to stop migration to Italy. Left-leaning politicians and a Catholic aid organization say the proposal is anti-democratic and violates international treaties.
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Germany plans to take in migrants from Italy under the new EU solidarity mechanism, which seeks to reduce pressure on southern and EU border states.
Italy’s anti-immigration former interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has warned that his country will not host "the refugee camp of Europe" as he visited the island of Lampedusa on a campaign stop for elections in September.
Members of the center-right in the region of Umbria are angry that the regional government has decided to allocate approximately 1,000 euros for every migrant excluded from the Salvini security decree.
A group of migrants visited Naples' Archelogical Museum together on Thursday evening, in an event organized by the February 3 Association, an anti-racism group in the city that works for integration.
Italians have shown their discontent with the status quo by voting for right-wing populist parties, Five Star Movement and The League. But despite strong support for anti-immigration policies, Italy will have to stick to its EU obligations.