In Italy, the Olympic Committee chief has sparked a renewed debate over citizenship law by demanding reforms so young athletes born to foreign parents can compete for Italy. Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese has indicated that she's open to discussing 'ius soli' (birthright citizenship) for athletes and others, drawing criticism from Matteo Salvini.
Right-wing League party leader Matteo Salvini attacked Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese following migrant landings in recent days. Salvini is calling for a sign from the minister, but maintains his party will stay in the government.
Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese has announced the signing of a protocol to bring 500 people from Libya to Italy. She also called for Europe to hold "constructive dialogue" on migration.
During a visit to Italy by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese expressed a willingness to step up shared initiatives for refugee reception and humanitarian corridors.
Several humanitarian organizations have sent an appeal to Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese. They want her to immediately allow church charities to carry out five flights to evacuate vulnerable migrants from Libya to Italy.
The number of migrants who arrived in Italy has increased this year, according to Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese. The minister believes that the coronavirus pandemic has made the situation particularly complicated.
Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said Monday that the "time has come" for citizenship reform in the country but that it must be within parliament.
Italy has promised Tunisia more than 10 million euros to reduce the number of migrants headed to Italian shores. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese made an official visit to Tunis on Monday.
The number of autonomous or so-called "phantom" migrant landings has gone up this year, according to Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese. Meanwhile, the number of sea arrivals and new asylum applicants decreased.
Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese and representatives from NGOs working in migrant search and rescue in the Mediterranean met on Friday. The ministry called the gathering "a first step for the start of a direct dialogue between the parties."
More than two-thirds of the 182 migrants disembarked in Italy from the Ocean Viking rescue ship are to be relocated to other EU countries. The Italian Catholic Church has confirmed it will take responsibility for the largest number.