Italy’s conservative leader Giorgia Meloni has overseen 64% plunge in illegal immigration, foreign minister boasts
Under Italy's conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, levels of illegal immigration in the country have risen Plummeted 64% Italy's foreign minister boasted that he had cracked down on smugglers and worked with neighboring countries to stop the influx of contraband. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Sunday that her success showed that enforcing strict border […]
Italy’s Meloni Signs Three-Year ‘Action Plan’ with Communist China
BEIJING (AP) — Italy and China signed a three-year action plan Sunday to implement past agreements and experiment with new forms of cooperation, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on an official visit to the Chinese capital. Meloni is trying to reset ties with China amid a mix of fears of a trade war with […]
‘All eyes are on her’: Italy’s far-right chameleon, Giorgia Meloni, prepares to host the G7 | Giorgia Meloni
circleWhen Giorgia Meloni met with Joe Biden at the White House in March, he played Ray Charles’ “Georgia on My Mind” as she walked into the room. “We have each other’s backs,” he later told reporters, before tenderly kissing her on the forehead at the end of the meeting. The harmonious meeting was the clearest […]
Italy’s Meloni visits Albania as plan to hold thousands of migrants nears starts
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Albania to thank the Albanian government for hosting refugees while Italy processes their asylum applications. Meloni denied that the visit was a campaign trip for the upcoming European elections and criticised the opposition’s claims. Last November, Foreign Minister Meroni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama signed a five-year agreement […]
‘She just says blah blah’: why Italy’s downtrodden believe Meloni is doing nothing for them | European parliamentary elections 2024
vinegarIn the dark, cramped dining room of their home in Tor Bella Monaca, a densely populated suburb of Rome, Giovanna, 70, has just returned from one of the several cleaning jobs she does to support her family. Her husband works part-time on construction sites. Their youngest son, Cristian, 26, lives at home, and the couple […]
Son of Italy’s Last King, Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Dead at 86
ROME (AP) – Vittorio Emanuele, Duke of Savoy, son of Italy’s last king Umberto II, has died at the age of 86. The Savoy royal family announced in a statement that the prince died on Saturday in Geneva. He had lived in Switzerland since his family was expelled from Italy when he was nine years […]