After over three years at the helm of The Local Italy, Angela Giuffrida is leaving. Now at a crossroads in Italy, she ponders the question: “Should I stay or should I go?”
Germany and Italy said on Wednesday they were evacuating their nationals and other foreigners from South Sudan, after intense fighting killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.
She suffered virulent racist attacks during her brief tenure as Italy's integration minister, but two years on from that tumultuous summer, Cécile Kyenge is feeling jubilant. She tells The Local why.
Foreigners in Italy are more likely to have an abortion than Italian women, while the overall number of terminations is going down, figures released on Friday show.
Foreigners in Italy are happier than Italians, according to figures published by Italy's national statistics agency, Istat, last week. The Local finds out why.
Foreigners in Italy are much happier with their lives than Italians, according to figures published on Tuesday by Istat, the national statistics agency.
National and international secret services have upped their reports and warnings on foreigners living in or transiting through Italy, over fears of possible terrorist attacks, according to a media report on Thursday.
An Italian mother has insisted her outrage over the fact that her daughter is the only Italian in a school full of children with foreign backgrounds does not stem from racism but from concerns over "culture and education".
Foreigners are increasingly taking over traditionally Italian business sectors, such as food and textiles, thanks to their innovative approach and willingness to take risks, according to one expert.
Italy is becoming “less attractive” to foreigners, an expert has told The Local, as new figures show the number of non-Europeans taking up residency is declining.
Foreigners are more likely to be employed in Italy than locals, with Europeans beating other immigrants in finding work, EU figures released on Wednesday show.
Over the past five years immigrants have succeeded in opening more than 4,000 businesses in Rome, leaving Italians lagging behind, new statistics from the charity, Caritas Roma, show.
More children are being born to foreign parents in Italy while the number of Italian births continues to drop, according to a report by statistics agency Istat. The figures also revealed the country's most popular baby names.
Foreigners in Italy will be forced to disclose more information about their overseas assets as part of tax rule changes that will also see authorities monitoring transactions more closely.
