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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.

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Valley 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.

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Immigrants 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.

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Lampedusa 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.

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Italy 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.

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Almond 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.

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Italian 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.

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Migrant 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.

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Lampedusa 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.

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G8 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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