Italy will not follow France by allowing burqini bans on public beaches but is planning tighter regulation of imams and mosques, the country's interior minister said in comments published on Wednesday.
Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday established a council for relations with the country's Muslims, an advisory body the government hopes will help the minority to better integrate.
Italy's acrimonious debate over gay civil unions intensified on Thursday after the interior minister suggested the use of paid
surrogate mothers should be treated like a sex crime.
The EU’s 28 member states have agreed to collect information on airline passengers as part of anti-terrorism efforts, Italy’s Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Friday.
The Italian government intends to close down clandestine mosques in the country as part of the fight against terrorism, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced Friday.
Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has told the Italian public to "stay calm" after a spate of false alarms concerning terrorism attacks in the country over the weekend.
UPDATED: Italy has thwarted a mobster plan to assassinate the country's interior minister, arresting six mafia bosses in the Sicilian town of Corleone, police said on Friday.
UPDATED: Italy has raised its terror alert after the attacks in Paris on Friday night, in which at least 128 people were killed and 200 were injured - including two Italians - amid a threat that Rome will be targeted next.
Italy’s Interior Minister, Angelino Alfano, has proposed a package of family tax cuts in a bid to boost the country’s dismal birth rate and reward people "who make babies".
Italy warned on Tuesday that EU solidarity is at stake if the 28-nation bloc fails to reach a deal on sharing the burden of the Mediterranean migrant crisis.
Images of dozens of migrants stuck at Italy's border with France represent a "punch in the face for Europe," Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Monday.
Asylum seekers in Italy may have to work for free, Italy's interior minister told local mayors on Thursday, reminding them of a controversial decree issued several months ago.
Italy's cabinet on Tuesday approved a slew of anti-terrorism measures, including jail terms of up to six years for "foreign fighters" as well as those who recruit would-be jihadists.
Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Sunday that nine foreigners had been deported since December as part of efforts to prevent jihadist attacks, with more expulsions to follow.
Italy's Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has threatened to annul same-sex marriages registered by authorities across Italy because they do not comply with Italian law.
Interior Minister Angelino Alfano will speak out against the “illegitimate” decision by some local politicians to register their citizens’ foreign gay nuptials, a member of his New Centre-Right party has said.
Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has promised to block Islamic jihadists from entering Europe, while also saying Italy’s Christian past makes the country a target for Isis militants.
Angelino Alfano, Italy's interior minister and leader of the New Centre-Right (NCD) party, has said he is open to discussing making civil partnerships for gay couples legal in Italy.
Deputy Prime Minister Angelino Alfano has threatened a government walk-out if the centre-left put gay marriage on the table, shaking the already fragile coalition government.
