Italy

How a unilateral Greek default and Grexit would affect politics, policy, and the citizens' psychology elsewhere in Europe.

France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has reportedly been trying to convince his Italian counterpart of the need to create EU-managed camps in Italy and Greece to distinguish economic migrants from asylum seekers upon their arrival. "The former would immediately be...

A 38-year-old woman of Greek origin, Arianna Akrivouli, died during an IVF procedure in Bitritto, near Bari. The woman, who resided permanently in Italy, passed away during a fine-needle aspiration in an ovary. The Bari prosecutor's office launched an investigation...

The European Union recently proposed a plan to help Greece and Italy with the thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean sea. These plans will be watered down during the EU Interior Ministers meeting which will take place on Tuesday,...

As Europe is struggling to cope with a massive influx of over 100,000 migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea seeking a better life in the continent this year, the European Union (UN) took the initiative to propose its 28 nations' interior ministers...

The head of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad ( G.S.G.A) Michalis Kokkinos visited on Monday the historical Greek communities in Italy on the occasion of a unique exhibition entitled "Greeks in Campania: 500 years of history." The exhibition, which...

Italy's coast guard said it coordinated the rescue of more than 4,200 migrants off Libya’s coast while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea since Friday. In some of the most intense Mediterranean migrant traffic of the year, a total of...

Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday he believes conditions are in place for a deal between Greece and its creditors. "We all hope things for Greece will improve…I’m convinced to a large extend that conditions are in...

European Union countries are locked in an increasingly bitter battle over proposals to set quotas for accepting asylum seekers and other migrants fleeing Africa and the Middle East. What has become of European solidarity in handling the Mediterranean migrant...

Reuters revealed that the European Commission is planning to propose a plan for the relocation of 40,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in Greece and Italy over the last years to various countries across Europe. The reason behind the proposal is...