Dark blue, almost black: Europe and the rise of the far right
The influence of extremist parties on traditional conservatives is tangible and poses clear risks for the erosion of rights and the European project
Silvio Berlusconi, the man who defined modern Italy, dies at 86
The Milan-born businessman, who also owned Serie A soccer team AC Milan from 1986 to 2017, died on Monday due to a series of heart complications
Reconstruction of a shipwreck: How Italy and Frontex could have prevented over 90 deaths in Cutro
On February 26, a boat carrying around 200 migrants capsized 40 meters off the Italian coast. Various agencies failed to detect the risk and did not activate a rescue operation on time. An investigation by EL PAÍS with ‘Lighthouse Reports’ and other media outlets exposes the fatal chain of errors
Matteo Salvini: ‘The hypothesis of a center-right majority in the European Parliament is closer’
Italy’s deputy PM is promoting alliances that would unite the entire spectrum of the political right in Brussels to evict the left in the 2024 EU elections
The tangled net of regulations that ensnares lifesaving NGOs in the Mediterranean
Migrant rescues have been criminalized, and new laws prevent humanitarian organizations from saving lives
The rescue that saved 47 migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean: ‘Open your eyes and keep coughing’
The Spanish non-profit Open Arms plucked 50 people from a sinking boat, including a pregnant woman and a baby. EL PAÍS witnessed the operation
Over 1,000 migrants reach Italian isle; 23 reported missing
The Italian Coast Guard said Monday evening that 35 migrant boats needed help and all arrived at the island of Lampedusa. All the vessels had set out from Tunisia
Italy pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores
The Senate will this week take up legislation to discourage migrant arrivals including proposals to eliminate or shorten a period of special protection for those unlikely to get refugee status
Is Italy really in a migration emergency? Increase in arrivals and lack of resources strain the situation
The country, whose government has declared a state of emergency to tackle the influx, has become the main illegal gateway into Europe in the first quarter of 2023
Italy declares state of emergency as migrant numbers surge
Some 31,000 migrants, either rescued by Italian military boats, charity ships or reaching Italy without assistance, have disembarked since the start of this year
Italy’s Democratic head blasts limit on LGBTQ parent rights
Elly Schlein, who in 2020 revealed she was in a relationship with another woman, joined thousands of people at a demonstration in Milan to protest
Italian government limits parental rights of gay couples
The city of Milan has been told to stop officially recording both parents in same-sex couples on city registers
Italy toughens penalties for migrant smugglers after deadly shipwreck
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s Cabinet approved a decree establishing a new crime – people smuggling that results in death or serious injury to migrants – punishable by up to 30 years in prison
From Lampedusa to Calabria: 10 years of immigration policy failures
The tragedy on the Sicilian island in 2013 marked a turning point in Italy’s political discourse, but a decade later nothing has changed and 26,000 people have died in the Mediterranean
Baby bottles and toys on the beach: Calabria migrant shipwreck shocks Italy
Rescue services continue to search for the bodies of immigrants killed in a tragedy that has claimed at least 63 lives, although the number is expected to increase
Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; 43 dead, 80 survivors
State TV quoted the local prefect’s office as saying that by late morning 33 bodies had been recovered and 58 people were rescued
The 1,000 lives of Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi
‘Il Cavaliere’ has received another favorable court ruling in connection with his ‘bunga bunga’ sex parties, but he is facing a political storm over his views on the Ukraine war