Italy has turned out to be more Euroskeptic than previously imagined after a new survey revealed that a majority of Italians want to see their country crashing out of the 28-member bloc. According to an opinion poll commissioned by Brussels’ Eurobarometer, only 44 percent of Italians would vote to remain in the EU, compared to the member states’ average of 66 percent. The figure is lower even... 

Italian police say more than 50 migrants attacked and wounded two officers attempting to detain a Gambian man who led them on a high speed chase in Cerignola. “I raised the baton to stop one of the cars passing by,” one officer explained. “There was a Gambian inside, who pressed the accelerator instead of pulling over, trying to hit us. In the chase, the driver also resorted to a... 

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini is planning a 9 p.m. curfew for “ethnic shops” which attract drunks, drug dealers, and “people who raise hell” at night. The populist-nationalist League (Lega) leader, whose popularity has surged since he joined with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) to form a eurosceptic, anti-mass migration coalition,... 

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has rejected a German plan to return up to 40,000 migrants to Italy, vowing to “close the airports” if necessary. Responding to reports that Germany is preparing to begin flying migrants to Italy in “the coming days,” Salvini blasted the scheme, indicating his willingess to apply the same approach to airports as he has taken to seaports... 

Domenico Lucano is the guy with the jean jacket. An Italian mayor has been placed under house arrest for allegedly aiding illegal migrants. Domenico Lucano, mayor of Riace, was accused of “ruthlessly” exploiting arranged marriages to game Italy’s migration law, according to Reuter’s reporting on a prosecutor’s statement. “[Lucano] arranged marriages with ‘particular ruthlessness’ between... 

Aid groups MSF and SOS Méditerranée have said that the migrant rescue ship Aquarius was seeking help for 11 migrants they recovered off Libya after refusing to return them to the north African country. The vessel claimed to have saved ten men and an unaccompanied minor from a sinking boat after attempting to alert Libya’s coastguard who had requested they bring them to one of their patrol vessels. The... 

Italy’s populist right-wing interior minister Matteo Salvini has evoked fury from European lawmakers after making a reference to African “slaves” while addressing a migration conference in Vienna on Friday. One European minister went so far as to heckle Salvini as he spoke, and unable to contain his anger interrupted the speech and unleashed in a vulgar outburst. Salvini was presenting the rationale... 

Since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has turned into a transit point, through which 650,000 refugees have already reached Italy from Africa. Sputnik political observer Sergei Gashkov takes a look at the situation in the conflict-ridden North African nation and its impact on Europe. In Rome, the responsibility for the influx of migrants is laid on France, which persuaded NATO countries... 

Who the hell do these liberal scumbags think they are?? So glad Salvini slapped this weakling. Just look at him, this guy looks like the kind of kid he was being beaten by everyone at school now he’s all grown up and runs his mouth with guts picking up on big boys like Salvini. Its not like he grew a pair, on the contrary, he’s still a coward, he says these things from far away, let him... 

Italy and Hungary announced they will form a populist front ahead of European Parliament elections next year, where they will challenge a bloc aligned with Emmanuel Macron, who this week outlined his vision for a globalised EU superstate which revolves around “human rights”. The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, and the Italian Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, have said the two countries... 

EU bureaucrats are not interested in values and principles, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini told RT. He also said nations like France take a hypocritical stance when they bash Italy’s migration policy. Italy will not vote for the EU’s next seven-year budget if there is not an agreement on other crucial issues, like migration, Salvini, who also serves as Italy’s interior minister,... 

Huge crowds spontaneously greeted Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini during an appearance at a traditional religious observance in the central city of Viterbo yesterday, confirming opinion polls which said his party was now the single biggest in Italy, surpassing even his senior coalition partner the Five Star Movement. In a video Salvini posted to social media, which showed the crowd’s pop... 

The United Nations has urged European countries to “do the right thing” and take in more endless numbers of migrants who are now refused by Italy. “The time has come to end the back-and-forth that has seen countries competing in a race to the bottom on who can take the least responsibility for people rescued at sea,” the UN’s high commissioner for refugees Filippo Grandi said in... 

Italy’s Lega leader Matteo Salvini is now that country’s most popular politician as news emerged that his anti-invasion policies have brought the African invasion down by more than 95 percent—and seems set to halt completely within a short while. News of Salvini’s boost in popularity—to over 30 percent of the electorate—and the success of his anti-invasion policies have been deliberately... 

As seen on CCTV footage, he can be seen trying to assault her from behind but she successfully defends herself with pepper spray, causing him to flee. Newly released footage shows how a Nigerian man assaulted and attempted to rape a, 25-year-old woman on 20 July this year. Fortunately she was able to defend herself with pepper spray, Italian newspaper Milano Corriere reports. When the young woman...