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Sedriano town council dissolved after Mafia infiltration

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17 October 2013

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17 October 2013

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MILAN - Lawsuits and a letter with a bullet enclosed are among threats made to a young journalist who exposed a ring of organised crime infesting Sedriano.

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Conference on the European system of border guards

Gianfranco Nitti

17 October 2013

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17 October 2013

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ROME - Frontex, in association with the Academy of European Law (ERA), announces the upcoming conference “The Feasibility of a European System of Border Guards (ESBG): A Practitioners Perspec

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Does the Camorra still live here?

MARGARET STENHOUSE

17 October 2013

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17 October 2013

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CASERTA - The area round Casal di Principe, between Caserta and Naples, has the sad reputation of being the capital of the Camorra, possibly Italy's most ruthless criminal organization.

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Fate of Priebke's body still unknown

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17 October 2013

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17 October 2013

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ROME - The fate of former SS officer Erich Priebke's corpse still remained unknown Thursday after Italian authorities suspended the funeral and seized the body.

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Veronese wines take off to Hong Kong for benefit dinner

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16 October 2013

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16 October 2013

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ROME - The wines of Verona have taken off for Hong Kong to be featured at a benefit dinner which will contribute to Emergency International, an Italian NGO which supports global healthcare projec

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Over 400 more migrants rescued in Mediterranean

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16 October 2013

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ROME - Italian authorities have rescued more than 400 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea after four separate incidents occurred on Tuesday.

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Chaos in Albano amid Priebke funeral

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15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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ROME - Chaos struck the town of Albano on Tuesday as demonstrators gathered to protest the controversial funeral of former Nazi officer Erich Priebke.

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IAG calls Alitalia rescue plans "illegal" protectionism

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15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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ROME - The International Airlines Group (IAG) has called Alitalia's bankruptcy rescue plans "illegal" and "protectionist" and has asked the European Commission to block the bailout.

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Letta: "Serbia should become 29th star of EU"

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15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has said that "Serbia should become the 29th star of the EU," following a summit between the two countries in Ancona on Tuesday.

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More protection for EU consumers of digital media

Gianfranco Nitti

15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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ROME - Thanks to the joint action of the EU Member States and the European Commission, 116 websites selling digital games, books, videos, and music have been brought in line with the EU consumer

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The European Commission’s Blind Eye

ANDREW GARGANO

15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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ROME - The decision of the European Commission to abstain from holding infringement proceedings against Italy for its controversial Gelmini Law has elicited much outrage from the public

Rome refuses burial for Nazi criminal Erich Priebke

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14 October 2013

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ROME - The Mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, and the Chief of Police, Fulvio Della Rocca, have refused to grant permission for the funeral or burial of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke.

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Venice flood barriers pass first test

ANDREW GARGANO

14 October 2013

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14 October 2013

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VENICE - The MOSE project successfully launched its first test last weekend after four flood barriers rose from the water to demonstrate how the system will protect Venice from flooding.

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Italy to triple migrant patrol in Mediterranean

ANDREW GARGANO

14 October 2013

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14 October 2013

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ROME - Italy will launch a naval and air mission to "triple" its presence in the south Mediterranean in order to prevent more shipwrecks, Italian Defence Minister Mario Mauro has stated.

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Berlusconi officially requests social service sentence

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11 October 2013

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ROME - Silvio Berlusconi has officially requested to serve his sentence through social service volunteering, according to a petition filed by his legal staff on Friday.

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Italy passes law to protect women from violence

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11 October 2013

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ROME - The Italian Senate passed a law on Friday aimed at curbing violence against women.

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Student protesters clash with police in Milan

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11 October 2013

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ROME - Student demonstrators clashed with police in Milan on Friday as they marched through the city protesting the quality of Italian public schools.

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Justice Minister: No amnesty for Berlusconi

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11 October 2013

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11 October 2013

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ROME - Italian Minister of Justice Annamaria Cancellieri has stated that planned prison reforms could affect up to 20,000 inmates, but that Silvio Berlusconi will be excluded from any pardon.

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Massive protest scheduled for October 19 in Rome

ANDREW GARGANO

10 October 2013

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10 October 2013

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ROME - A massive anti-austerity demonstration will take place in Rome on October 19, expected to attract a crowd of 20,000 people.

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Grillo lashes out at senators after immigration vote

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10 October 2013

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10 October 2013

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ROME - Beppe Grillo has lashed out at the two M5S senators who introduced an amendment to abolish illegal immigration.

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Letta holds summit on situation in Libya

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10 October 2013

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10 October 2013

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ROME - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta held a brief summit with government officials at Palazzo Chigi on Thursday to assess the situation in Libya.

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Licio Gelli charged with tax fraud, Villa Wanda seized

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10 October 2013

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10 October 2013

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ROME - Italian authorities have charged Licio Gelli with tax fraud for unpaid taxes amounting to €17 million and ordered the seizure of his Arezzo villa.

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Albeisa bottle producers to plant 4,000 trees

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9 October 2013

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9 October 2013

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ROME - Producers of the Albeisa wine bottle have announced that they will plant a forest of 4,000 trees to celebrate 40 years of production.

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Finnish Prime Minister Katainen bound to Rome

Gianfranco Nitti

9 October 2013

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9 October 2013

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ROME - The Prime Minister of Finland, Jyrki Katainen, 42, will meet the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, in Rome on Monday, October 14th

Napolitano amnesty plea sparks furore

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9 October 2013

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9 October 2013

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ROME - President Giorgio Napolitano has started a storm by urging parliament to amnesty minor offenders in a move seen by many as heralding pardon for Silvio Berlusconi.

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