Italy
Pavlopoulos: The ‘NO’ of 1940 inspires the struggle against fascism and Nazism
The great ‘NO’ uttered by Greece on October 28, 1940 remains forever current and must inspire the struggle to defend the European edifice against those ‘nostalgic’ for Fascism and Nazism, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos said on Sunday in Thessaloniki, where he attended the October 28 military parade with his Italian counterpart Sergio […]
“Both France and Croatia have equal chances” says former Italy world cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi, the man who led Italy to the top of the world 16 years ago (July 9, 2006), made his predictions to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency for the World Cup 2018 Final in Russia.
Migrant rescue operations and the gordian knot of the borders in an AMNA video document
Don’t move! Sit down! It is dangerous! These are Italian Coast Guard officers’ orders in their effort to rescue 600 migrants from Africa off the coast of the island of Lampedusa.
Pope Francis praises Greece and Italy for their generous attitude towards immigrants
Pope Francis praised Greece and Italy for their attitude toward migrants, while referring to the stance that different countries should have on migration during a flight from Switzerland to the Vatican.
“A brilliant day for Europe”: Italian government celebrates signing of the Greece-FYROM deal
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi congratulated Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his FYROM counterpart, Zoran Zaev, on the agreement they signed in Prespes on Sunday.
Prime Minister Tsipras: The south must not be relegated to Europe’s margins
The peoples of southern Europe must not be relegated to the margins of the European Union but must play a leading role and they will do so, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday in a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, held within the framework of the 1st Intergovernmental Conference between […]
Merkel urges member-states to show solidarity with Greece and Italy on migration
BRUSSELS (ANA/C. Vasilaki) German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke of the need for member-states to show solidarity with Greece and Italy on migration, noting this is her view of Europe.
PM Tsipras receives PES leader Pitella; latter Tweets on refugee crisis
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday met with the president of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament, Gianni Pitella, with talks focusing on the refugee crisis.
Avramopoulos: Hotspots in Greece and Italy will be ready in four weeks
Hotspots in Greece and Italy will be ready in four weeks the latest, European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos said in an interview with Sueddeutsche Zeitung on Tuesday.
Christmas in the streets of central Milan
Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve in the streets of central Milan, Italy, 24 December 2015. EPA, MOURAD BALTI TOUATI