The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France joins Italy's criticism of NGO migrant rescue ships How to save lives without becoming "taxi services" for people smugglers? Charity-run rescue boats operating in the Mediterranean face a dilemma and their activity is being increasingly criticized by politicians in Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20180628/france-italy-ngo-ships-migrant-rescue Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:22:00 +0200 france-italy-ngo-ships-migrant-rescue More than 200 migrant children rescued in Mediterranean A migrant rescue ship in the Mediterranean carried hundreds of children and unaccompanied minors from over 15 countries to safety in Italy on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171013/more-than-200-migrant-children-rescued-in-mediterranean Fri, 13 Oct 2017 18:48:24 +0200 more-than-200-migrant-children-rescued-in-mediterranean Anti-migrant boat follows NGO vessel off Libya A ship carrying far-right campaigners who aim to turn migrant boats back to Africa followed an NGO rescue vessel with an AFP reporter on board on Saturday in waters off Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20170806/anti-migrant-boat-follows-ngo-vessel-off-libya Sun, 06 Aug 2017 16:20:34 +0200 anti-migrant-boat-follows-ngo-vessel-off-libya Italy toughens tone on NGO migrant rescue boats Italy has warned NGOs operating migrant rescue boats in the Mediterranean they will not be allowed to continue if they do not sign up to new rules governing their operations. https://www.thelocal.it/20170803/taly-toughens-tone-on-ngo-migrant-rescue-boats Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:39:07 +0200 taly-toughens-tone-on-ngo-migrant-rescue-boats Italy moves to end migrant crisis with naval mission and NGO crackdown Italy on Wednesday dispatched a navy patrol boat to Libya and seized an NGO rescue ship in dramatic steps aimed at ending the migrant crisis that has engulfed Europe in recent years. https://www.thelocal.it/20170803/italy-moves-to-end-migrant-crisis-with-naval-mission-and-ngo-crackdown Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:23:44 +0200 italy-moves-to-end-migrant-crisis-with-naval-mission-and-ngo-crackdown MSF refuses to sign on to new migrant rescue rules Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) refused Monday to sign a code of conduct on migrant-saving operations in the Mediterranean, while others including Save the Children approved the new rules. https://www.thelocal.it/20170801/msf-refuses-to-sign-on-to-new-migrant-rescue-rules Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:19:23 +0200 msf-refuses-to-sign-on-to-new-migrant-rescue-rules