Italy

Seeing my parents in pain hurt me more than being hit 11 times by a knife – Niccolo’ Bettarini

Niccolò Bettarini, accompanied by his mother Simona Ventura, was one of the guests of the episode of "Verissimo" aired on Saturday 15 September on Canale 5. During their conversation with…

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Italy: Government will force newspapers to divulge names of who funds them – Toninelli

Italian transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said the government would force newspapers to divulge the names of all those who fund them. Toninelli is a leading figure in the anti-establishment 5-Star…

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Genoa bridge collapse survivor becomes father

It was his strength, his salvation, his angel and now he will finally be able to hold him to himself. Like any father who gets lost in the first hug…

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Italy accuses Malta of ‘dumping’ another immigration problem on it, as 184 migrants land in Lampedusa

184 immigrants landed in Lampedusa using small boats. Sources of the Interior Ministry in Italy said that "Malta, for the umpteenth time, has dumped the problem on Italy". The Italian Ministry…

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Italian government blocked addition to Russians’ sanction list

The Italian government blocked a Crimean lawmaker being added to the EU’s Russia sanctions list, according to three diplomats. Politico On Wednesday, the Council of the EU’s Working Party of Foreign…

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Prosecutor who placed Salvini under investigation receives death threat – The Guardian

The prosecutor who placed the Italian interior minister, Matteo Salvini, under investigation over the illegal detention of migrants has received a death threat, sources have told the Guardian. Believed to be…

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Since 26 August, no NGO rescue vessel has operated on the main migration routes between north Africa and southern Europe

Thousands of migrants risk dying at sea because of a clampdown on NGO rescue ships, aid agencies have warned, in what has been their longest period of absence from the central Mediterranean…

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Palermo court orders Professor Joseph Mifsud to pay back overpayments to a University consortium dating back to when he was president of the institution

An Italian court has ruled against the Maltese academic whose comments to Donald Trump adviser George Papadopoulos triggered the Russia investigation that has rocked Washington. AP No one seems to…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning The main development of the past hours concerns Libya as rockets were fired on the road to Tripoli Airport and the IS claimed that responsibility for the attack…

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Italy rebuts criticism from UNHCR chief after announcement of investigations on racism and violence against migrants

Italy sharply criticized new U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday after she announced she would send investigators to the country to check reports of racism and violence against…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, 100 people, including 21 children, died in the Mediterranean is amongst the news one can read on a number of international websites. We also read about the possibility…

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Italy: 50,000 jobs may be lost if Sunday shopping is curbed

Italian supermarket chains have forecast tens of thousands of job losses if the country’s populist government goes ahead with plans to curtail Sunday trading. Luigi Di Maio, the deputy prime…

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Salvini has to change tone of voice regards the judiciary

Speaking in Cernobbio, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said "I am counting on ministering for at least 5 years without being considered a killer, a criminal or a kidnapper".…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The news of the possible death of 'ambassador' and Professor Joseph Mifsud makes it Maltese and International headlines in view of the alleged links between Trump's campaign office…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your daily Morning Briefing is aimed to deliver the latest news to start the day informed, the Maltese papers review to get an overview of what the headlines…

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Palermo prosecutors sent Salvini’s investigation file on Diciotti case to judges

The Palermo prosecutor sent the investigation file on the Diciotti case to the court of the ministers of the Sicilian capital, asking the judges to carry out preliminary investigations against…

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By October 2019, Genoa will have a new bridge

By October 2019, November at the latest, Genoa will have a new bridge over the Polcevera stream ". This was announced by the President of the Liguria Region and Commissioner for Emergency Giovanni…

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Fifty migrants stranded on Diciotti supposedly vanished from Italian reception centres

Fifty of the 144 migrants that were stranded on a coastguard ship off the coast of Sicily last month have supposedly vanished from Italian reception centres in Italy. The news…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is the Morning Briefing for Friday, with the latest news to start informed, the Maltese papers review to get an overview of what the headlines are, and…

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Sunday shopping in Italy might soon be a thing of the past

Italy's Goverment announced it will be proposing changes to the retail law, so that Sunday shopping will be a thing of the past, bar few exceptions and the introduction of…

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Blair meets Salvini in what is deemed as positive meeting

Tony Blair has held a meeting with the Italian far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, during which the pair are believed to have discussed controversial plans to extend a gas pipeline…

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Matteo Salvini on Orban, Chemnitz, Merkel and the Economy – Interview

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini says the German government has been underestimating the risk of social conflict over migration for years. DW DW interviewed Salvini as the Italian government…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Today's morning briefing brings you the a brief update on the latest developments and main news from around the world and a quick review of Malta's newspapers. Syria,…

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Italian speaker reiterates that the people on board Diciotti had to be let land on the first day

There is no doubt, and I say without any hesitation that all 179 people, including the 29 unaccompanied minors, had to get off the first day and we did not…

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Blair to meet Salvini to discuss Azeri gas pipeline

The Italian far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini will meet former British prime minister Tony Blair in Rome to discuss controversial plans to extend a gas pipeline that will run from Azerbaijan to…

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People losing their lives in the Mediterranean has risen sharply – UNHCR

Fewer people are making the journey across the Mediterranean to Europe, but the proportion of those losing their lives trying has risen sharply, the UN refugee agency has said in its…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The main news around the world report how thousands of years of historical artefacts were destroyed as a huge fire has engulfed Rio's history museum in Brazil. In…

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Di Maio: Italy will make a “historic choice” between what citizens need and what ratings agencies say should be done

Italy's populist government will make a "historic choice" between what citizens need and what ratings agencies say should be done, the deputy prime minister said on Sunday, responding to Fitch's…

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Historic church’s roof caves in, in Rome

The roof of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami, a historic church built on the remains on an ancient prison on Rome’s Capitoline Hill, caved in suddenly on Thursday, causing severe damage…

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Friday Morning Briefing – Updated

Good morning, CIVIL PROTECTION WARNING: People are asked to avoid the area of Magħtab while residents of Magħtab, Naxxar, and San Gwann to keep their windows shut. This is after…

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Macron accepts role of being anti-Salvini and Orban

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday billed himself as the main opponent to hard-right, anti-immigration parties in Europe, seemingly relishing a challenge from Italy's Matteo Salvini and Hungary's Viktor Orban.…

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Piano’s bridge for Genoa would include 43 light posts – one for each victim

“I can’t think of anything else but that bridge. I want to make sure that the new bridge has the traits of Genoa, of our qualities and a little of…

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EU Commissioner Oettinger warns that Italy would still have to pay interest if it does not pay its budget

European Union Commissioner Guenther Oettinger warned Italy on Wednesday that it would face interest payments if it does not pay its budget contributions on time due to a row over…

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Anti-migration Salvini and Orban meet in Milan (Updated)

"Migration can be stopped and Salvini has shown it". This was stated by the Hungarian premier Viktor Orban after the meeting with Matteo Salvini in Milan. "With the minister - added Orban - we talked about…

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2-year old child dies on Alitalia flight after heart attack

A 2-year-old Lebanese girl died on Tuesday on an Alitalia flight from Beirut to Rome, after she suffered a heart attack. The baby was suffering from hyperoxaluria, a serious and…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today apart from the regular Malta's newspaper front pages' review also refers to the worrying developments in Libya's capital Tripoli, the Mexico - US…

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Concern expressed on latest developments in Tripoli

The Libya Observer reports that the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on its website on Monday that it was following the clashes in and around Tripoli with grave concern, calling…

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The Update – Italy to review its infrastructure concession system

Italy's Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said on Monday that the country would review its infrastructure concession system on a case-by-case basis to determine whether to nationalise some of them or…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The update about Jacksonville's fatal shooting, Trump's reaction on McCain's death, the Maltese newspapers' front pages, North Korea's reaction to the cancellation of this week's follow up meeting…

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Alleged smugglers who led boats with migrants rescued by Diciotti arrested

Corriere Della Sera reports that the Italian police identified the alleged smugglers who led the boat with the migrants on board, which were eventually rescued by the MV Diciotti. They are…

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Di Maio stresses about compactness of Italian Government on Diciotti Case

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Di Maio said that the Italian government assumes the political responsibility of the choices made on the case of the ship Diciotti, but there is "full respect"…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The morning briefing for Sunday leads with the death of Senator John McCain, who at 81, passed away after losing the battle with cancer. During the night, the…

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The Update – End of Diciotti Saga – Salvini investigated for abuse of power

Catholic bishops, tiny Albania and Ireland agreed to take the 140 migrants blocked aboard an Italian coast guard vessel, Premier Giuseppe Conte said Saturday, announcing the end of 10-day standoff…

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Italy never fulfilled pledge to take migrants from Malta – EU replies to Di Maio threat to pull country’s EU funding Updated

The Times of Malta reports that Italy never fulfilled its pledge to take 50 migrants from Malta, undermining Rome's political posturing as it continues to lash out at EU States for failing…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Today's morning briefing. The migrants on the Diciotti saga continues as no deal was agreed on Friday. Trump's challenges continues, while he 'engages' in new diplomatic twists in…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Australia has a new Prime Minister, while the US Media is analysing the Trump legal issues. In Italy, the Diciotti saga saw its umpteenth twist in political drama,…

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The Update – Diciotti Migrants saga

The Diciotti ship saga, moored in the port of Catania with 150 migrants still on board entered its third day and is charged with new political and judicial tensions. The ship…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The day after for Trump, meant he had the opportunity to say his views, and he did via his preferred monologous channel - Twitter. Twitter, again, was the…

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Conte argues that Malta (and other countries) did not honour its commitment in the last Pozzallo disembarking of migrants

Italy's prime minister has allowed all child migrants on the coastguard ship that docked in the port of Catania on Monday into Italy The legal agency in Sicily responsible for…

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