Agrigento Province
Barrot positive after Lampedusa visit
European Union Justice and Security Commissioner Jacques Barrot on Friday was largely positive about migrant centres on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, where the majority of illegal immigrants arrive by sea.
Read MoreValley of Temples demolition restarts
The demolition of illegal buildings in one of Italy's prime archeological sites has restarted in softly-softly fashion after eight years. Bulldozers pulled down two houses in Sicily's famed Valley of the Temples between October and December, the Agrigento archeological superintendency said Wednesday.
Read MoreImmigrants riot, torch migrant centre
Immigrants rioted at an expulsion centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa Tuesday, setting fire to parts of the facility.
Read MoreLampedusa immigrants served with expulsion papers
Around 230 expulsion orders have been issued for Tunisian immigrants currently at the migrant centre on Lampedusa after Interior Minister Roberto Maroni inked a deal with the Tunisian government earlier this week.
Read MoreItaly and Tunisia reinforce repatriation accord
Italy and Tunisia have signed an agreement that will see Tunisians currently staying at the overcrowded migrant centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa repatriated within two months, the interior ministry said Wednesday.
Read MoreAlmond Blossom Festival in Agrigento, Sicily
On the first Sunday in February, Agrigento, Sicily celebrates the first almond blossoms of the season in its Festa del Fiore del Mandorlo.
Read MoreItalian and Tunisian Ministers discuss immigration emergency
Interior Minister Roberto Maroni and his Tunisian counterpart Rafik Belhay Kacem agreed during talks in Tunis on Tuesday to work more closely in a bid to stem the flow of illegal immigration to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
Read MoreMigrant centre conditions 'inhuman', PD
Conditions at the overcrowded migrant centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa remain ''inhuman'', opposition Democratic Party (PD) deputy head Dario Franceschini said Friday.
Read MoreLampedusa migrant centre overflows
Migrant facilities on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa were again strained to bursting point on Tuesday after more than 400 immigrants arrived by boat in less than 24 hours.
Read MoreG8 ministers to discuss immigration issue on Lampedusa
A meeting of G8 interior and justice ministers will take place in May on Lampedusa, the tiny island off Sicily where thousands of illegal immigrants from Africa arrive each year, Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said on Friday.
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