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Italy is a member of the EU and NATO. Home to 60 million people, Italy's recent election has pushed the eurozone's third-largest economy to the hard right. Here's an look at Italian politics and society.

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A narrow street in Venice, crowded with people

What's it like to live in Venice?

What's it like to live in Venice?

Some 50,000 people live between narrow streets and the Grand Canal. What everyday life like for the real Venetians?
CultureNovember 5, 202404:58 min
Stefano Caccavari stands in the center of his historic mill and throws flour in the air

Small projects, big changes: Calabria's flour power

Small projects, big changes: Calabria's flour power

Calabrian mafia fuels youth exodus. Can a local flour producer spark hope for a new generation?
CrimeOctober 26, 202405:35 min
Igiana Scego

Author Igiaba Scego explores Italy's colonial past in Africa

Author Igiaba Scego explores Italy's colonial past in Africa

In her writing, Igiaba Scego tells of Italy's repressed colonial past.
CultureOctober 19, 202404:39 min
A man sits outside.

New citizenship controversy in Italy

New citizenship controversy in Italy

Italy’s right-wing parties are divided over allowing students to become citizens after a few years of study.
PoliticsOctober 18, 202405:20 min
Newly constructed migrant shelter in Shengjin, Albania.

Italy sends migrants to Albania under new asylum scheme

Italy sends migrants to Albania under new asylum scheme

Nongovernmental organizations criticize the move, questioning whether asylum-seekers will be treated well in Albania.
MigrationOctober 16, 202402:26 min
Autor Roberto Saviano points while talking in Turin, Italy.

Italy's spotlight at Frankfurt Book Fair sparks controversy

Italy's spotlight at Frankfurt Book Fair sparks controversy

As guest of honor of the book fair, Italy has prompted fury by not inviting anti-Mafia author Roberto Saviano.
Freedom of SpeechOctober 16, 2024
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A closer look

Giorgia Meloni

Giorgia Meloni is Italy's first female prime minister at the head of the country's most right-wing government since World War II.

A portrait of Giorgia Meloni on a hot pink background, hanging on a brick wall

Meloni-themed eatery opens near Albanian migrant camp

Meloni-themed eatery opens near Albanian migrant camp

A Meloni-themed restaurant has opened in the coastal town of Shengjin, Albania — close to a migrant camp.
SocietyOctober 1, 202403:30 min
Border police walking alongside a fence

How Europe's far right is changing EU asylum policy

How Europe's far right is changing EU asylum policy

The EU has long been hardening its asylum policy, but the growing strength of the far right has member states skittish.
MigrationSeptember 28, 2024
Coast guard officers wait for migrants to disembark, in the southern Calabria region, Italy, on October 27, 2022

Italy finds 6 bodies off Sicily coast: reports

Italy finds 6 bodies off Sicily coast: reports

The decomposed bodies are believed to be migrants, whose boat capsized earlier this week in Libyan waters.
MigrationSeptember 8, 2024
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In the spotlight

Fumio Kishida and Giorgia Meloni shake hands at the G7 summit in Italy

Italy latest in Europe to step up military ties with Japan

Rome is deploying its flagship aircraft carrier to the Indo-Pacific for joint exercises with the Japanese navy.
PoliticsJune 29, 2024
A Pakistani migrant on a street in Italy

How a Pakistani migrant suffered trying to reach Italy

Muhammad Umar Arif endured physical and emotional scars on a perilous journey from Pakistan to Italy.
MigrationJune 26, 202403:18 min
A Greek coastguard boat is seen at sea

Which EU countries are accused of pushing back migrants?

Here's an overview of the EU countries facing claims of carrying out illegal pushback operations against migrants.
PoliticsJune 18, 2024
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