Scores of migrants on a coast guard boat docked in Sicily were blocked from leaving by the interior minister. A top Italian medical official resigned overnight in protest over Matteo Salvini’s hard-line stance.
Members of Angela Merkel's conservatives say a year of community service would help integrate refugees. The proposal comes against the backdrop of a larger debate about reinstating mandatory service for Germans.
Three years ago, Saeid Fazloula fled from Iran to Germany. Now, the refugee is competing in the Canoeing World Championship and he's determined to win a gold medal for Germany.
Making books and documents available for foreigners in order to foster integration - that's what the initiative Scaffali Interculturali (Intercultural Shelves) is doing in the Italian Valle d'Aosta region with the support of the loc1
The Libyan government has said that it will refuse to accept back any irregular migrants after they have left its territory. This comes after Italian interior minister Salvini threatened to sent the migrants aboard the Diociotti shi1