Tag: Italy

Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 06:46 UTC
Rockhopper expects €31m from an arbitration dispute with Italian government

AIM Oil and gas exploration company Rockhopper Exploration said it was confident it would receive a €31m (£26.8m) insurance payment in a long-running dispute linked to restrictions on its operations off the coast of Italy.
Friday, March 28th 2025 - 23:40 UTC
Italy tightens citizenship rules to curb 'commercialization'

Italy’s government has approved a reform to restrict automatic citizenship by descent, citing concerns over the growing number of requests—especially from Latin America—and what officials described as the “commercialization” of Italian nationality.
Tuesday, January 14th 2025 - 21:08 UTC
The Netherlands, France, and Italy ordered to limit diplomatic missions in Caracas to three staffers

Venezuela's Foreign Ministry Tuesday instructed The Netherlands, France, and Italy to cut down their diplomatic missions in Caracas to three members each following what the Bolivarian regime described as “meddling in internal affairs.”
Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:17 UTC
Milei off to Italy once again this year

Argentine President Javier Milei Thursday resumed his mileage accruing spree after departing for Rome to meet with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, among other engagements.
Monday, October 21st 2024 - 08:52 UTC
Italy's Albania deal for irregular migrants fails as judges rule against detention of the asylum seekers

The UK Boris Johnson solution to address migrants trying to illegally cross to Britain, which was to be implemented through the so-called Rwanda deal but was rejected by the EU and UK courts, did not impede Italy from attempting a similar procedure with neighboring Albania, where migrants wanting to reach Italy were to be screened before any final decision was taken.
Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 10:03 UTC
Italian Deputy PM pledges to help pull through EU-Mercosur FTA

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and top diplomat Antonio Tajani told a group of Brazilian businesspeople in Sao Paulo Wednesday that his country was facing “a great opportunity” to strengthen its economic and commercial presence in Latin America, particularly through the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement that is still pending ratification.
Friday, August 30th 2024 - 09:31 UTC
Former Red Brigades fighter arrested in Buenos Aires

Argentine authorities Thursday arrested former Italian far-left Red Brigades guerrilla fighter Leonardo Bertulazzi who had been a fugitive since the 1980s and was residing in the South American country as an asylum seeker. The suspect's detention was made possible through a decision by Buenos Aires to strip him of his refugee status.
Monday, July 15th 2024 - 07:36 UTC
Italian President lands in Brazil for 5-day visit

Italian President Sergio Mattarella landed in Brasilia Sunday for a five-day visit to South America's largest country, Agencia Brasil reported. The first visit of an Italian head of state to Brazil in 24 years marks the 150th anniversary of immigration from the European nation. Topping the agenda of talks will be the relationship between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), as well as other topics such as climate change and energy transition.
Saturday, April 27th 2024 - 08:41 UTC
Venice combats massive tourism: day visitors will be charged a €5 fee

Venice started charging this week €5 (US$ 5.30) fee for day-trippers who are not staying overnight. Despite the launch of the scheme to curb mass tourism was postponed several times, it will now apply until mid July.
Monday, April 8th 2024 - 23:54 UTC
Argentina's Milei considers military aid for Ukraine

President Javier Milei has announced plans to embark on a diplomatic tour across Europe in mid-June, including a potential meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski and discussions regarding military aid to Ukraine.