Tag: Matteo Salvini

More than 21,000 people reached Italy between August 2019 and the end of July, up 148 per cent year-on-year.

The vessel was intercepted by the Italian coastguard 24 kilometers off Lampedusa, at the edge of Italian territorial waters.

The action, coming amid renewed concerns that fake news could poison the campaign for the May 26 European Parliament elections.

The far-right League and the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) have been squabbling for months, but frictions have increased.

Earlier this month, he likened African immigrants to slaves at a European conference.

European leaders reached the deal on migration in the early hours of Friday.