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Italian FM Asks Romania To Guarantee Romanian Delinquents Will No Longer Reach Italy

12:47, 23 Feb. 2009
Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini asked the Romanian government to guarantee Romanian delinquents will no longer reach Italy, adding Romania is a strategic partner of Italy, Adnkronos agency reported on its website.

Italian Prisons Currently Hold 2,850 Romanians

19:24, 22 Feb. 2009
There are one million Romanians in Italy at the moment and 2,850 of them are currently under arrest, while in the first two weeks of 2009 there were deportation papers signed for 30 Romanians, according to official statistics obtained by MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Rape Suspect Said Confession Was Coerced

15:51, 21 Feb. 2009
Romanian citizen Alexandru Loyos Isztoika, arrested in Rome for raping a teenage girl, said he was forced by investigators to admit guilt, and he withdrew his initial statement.

Romanian, Italian interior Mins To Discuss Citizen Protection

14:42, 21 Feb. 2009
The situation of Romanians in Italy will be discussed in the upcoming days by the Romanian and Italian interior ministers, said Romanian interior minister Dan Nica.

Romanians Accused Of Rape In Italy Are From C Romanian Brasov – Police

16:15, 18 Feb. 2009
The two Romanians charged with rape in Italy, Isztoika Loyos Alexandru, 20, and Karol Racz, 36, are from romania’s central county of Brasov, local police said.

Two Romanians Arrested By Italian Police On Charges Of Rape

10:24, 18 Feb. 2009
Italian authorities arrested Tuesday evening two suspects of Romanian citizenship who raped a girl in the Caffarella Park in Rome, and one of them confessed to having committed the rape, Correre della Sera reported in its online edition.

Illegal Camps Around Rome, Destroyed Following Rapes Committed By Immigrants – Italian Press

10:50, 17 Feb. 2009
Italian police have destroyed, on Monday, dozens of huts and illegal camps in and around Rome, following last week’s rape of a 14 year old girl in a city park allegedly by Romanian immigrants, Italian news agency Adnkronos reported.

Italy Urged To Revise Behavior, Language Toward Romanians

19:42, 09 Feb. 2009
The Romanian Embassy in Rome urged Italian authorities to revise their attitude and language toward Romanian nationals, following a series of recent attacks against Romanians on Italian territory, Romania’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Italian Police Arrests Romanian Attempting To Rape Italian Woman

19:17, 06 Feb. 2009
A Romanian, aged 19, was arrested in Rome suburbs after being caught trying to rape an Italian woman, La Repubblica said in Friday’s online edition.

Italian Court Pays EUR45,000 To Romanian Brothers Wrongly Arrested For Rape

13:48, 03 Feb. 2009
Italian authorities decided to pay nearly EUR45,000 in damages to Romanian brothers Adrian and Gheorghe Nichitean, who have been wrongly detained on charges of sexual assault, Italian paper Cronacaqui reported Tuesday.

Five Romanians Rape Romanian Woman In Italy – Press

12:19, 01 Feb. 2009
A 22-year-old Romanian woman was raped in Italy by five Romanians, who were arrested by Italian police within hours, Italian paper Il Tempo said in its online edition Sunday.

Italian Police Keeps Romanian Rape Suspects In Protective Custody

16:41, 30 Ian. 2009
The six Romanians arrested after the rape committed on a 21-year old Italian girl in the outskirts of Rome, are kept in isolation because they are under the threat of violence from the Italian inmates, while their state-provided lawyers refused to defend them for fear of retaliation.

Romanian Foreign Affairs Min Worried Over Hate Crime Arson Attempts In Italy

19:42, 29 Ian. 2009
Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry expressed concern over the arson attempts aimed at two Romanian-owned stores in Italy, following a crime in Guidonia, and added there are some 1 million Romanians living in Italy, and less than 1% of them are convicted criminals.

Romanian Umbrella Killer Asks For Italy’s President Support

19:35, 22 Dec. 2008
A Romanian national sentenced to 16 years in jail for killing an Italian woman by stabbing her through the eye with an umbrella on Monday sent a letter to Italy’s president asking him to allow her to do time in a special center, where she could take care of her two children.

Italian Court Puts Romanian Behind Bars For 11 Yrs In Rape Case

18:45, 17 Dec. 2008
Romanian citizen Ioan Rus, charged with raping a young woman from Lesotho, in April, was sentenced to 11 years in jail, Corriere della Sera informed online.

Romanian Migrants Own 1,500 Cos In Italy’s Milan – Press

18:42, 06 Nov. 2008
Romanian migrants own over 1,500 companies and firms in Italy’s city of Milan, which places them first among EU migrants in the city, Italian regional Chamber of Commerce said Thursday, quoted by APcom news agency.

Drunk Driver, Allegedly Romanian, Hits 13 People In Bus Station In Rome

16:26, 05 Nov. 2008
A 26 year-old drunk driver of Roma origin, Romanian according to Italian media, caused a serious accident in Rome, Italy, where he hit 13 people at a bus stop, Cronacaqui.it reported.

Romanian Detainee In Italy Admitted To Milan Polytechnic University

14:27, 01 Nov. 2008
A Romanian hacker, who was sentenced in Italy to three years' imprisonment for internet fraud, was the first candidate admitted to the Polytechnic’s Engineering Faculty in Milan.

Gas Leak Blast Injures Four Romanians In Italy

18:40, 27 Oct. 2008
Four Romanians were injured, two of them in serious condition, in an explosion that occurred in an apartment in Italian town Latina, south of Rome.

Romanian Immigrants Bring Tuberculosis – Italian Doctors

16:20, 27 Oct. 2008
Italian doctors are concerned with the reoccurrence of tuberculosis, claiming the disease is brought to Italy mainly by Romanian immigrants, after the liberalization of movement in the European Union.

Romania, Italy To Act Together For The Social Integration Of Rroma People

16:12, 09 Oct. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, agreed Thursday during the bilateral summit organized in Rome to initiate together actions aimed at the social integration of Rroma people, both on Romanian and Italian territory.

Italian Police Arrest Romanian Trying To Steal GPS Off Ambulance – Paper

16:27, 20 Sept. 2008
A Romanian national was arrested in a suburb in Rome, Italy, when he was caught trying to steal the GPS device of an ambulance which had been called for an emergency, Italian paper Il Messaggero reported in its online edition Saturday.

Romanian President Attends Religious Ceremony At Orthodox Bishopry In Italy

14:25, 07 Sept. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu, together with his wife Maria on Sunday attended a religious ceremony performed at the new building of Romanian Orthodox Bishopry in Italy, near Rome.

Romania Admits ‘Partial Failure’ For Roma Situation In Italy

18:56, 31 Iul. 2008
Romania admits “partial failure” regarding the situation of Roma minority in Italy, but it does not approve of all measures taken by the Italian authorities in their pursuit to tackle crime, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday.

Romanian President On Visit To Italy

11:08, 31 Iul. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu left for Italy’s capital city of Rome Thursday on a one-day working visit at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Over 600 Romanians Attended Job Fair In Spain

14:24, 29 Iun. 2008
Over 600 Romanians took part in the information campaign and job fair organized by the Romanian Labor Ministry in Alcala de Henares, Spain, the ministry said.

Romania Seeks Math Olympic Winner’s Release From Italian Prison-Paper

18:50, 19 Iun. 2008
The Romanian authorities seek the release from an Italian prison of a young national, winner of math Olympic, who was convicted for electronic fraud, Italian paper Il Giornale reported Thursday.

Romania Ties Against Italy, 1-1, In European Football Championship

21:00, 13 Iun. 2008
Italy - Romania, score 1-1. Romania’s goal was scored by Adrian Mutu, while Panucci scored for Italy.

Italian Couple Kills Romanian Worker Over EUR1M Life Insurance Policy

15:48, 10 Iun. 2008
An Italian couple in Verona killed a 28-year old Romanian worker in order to collect the life insurance policy worth EUR1 million.

EC Sues Italy, Poland For Failure To Enact Free Movement Laws For Romanians

16:52, 06 Iun. 2008
The European Commission on Wednesday said it referred Italy and Poland to the European Court of Justice for failing to implement Community laws on freedom of movement, following the accession of Romania and Bulgaria.

Italy’s „Overland For Smile” Caravan Returns To Romania 3rd Yr In A Row

17:40, 03 Iun. 2008
Italy’s “Overland for Smile – Smile of a child” humanitarian campaign, an ample program providing free dental medial aid to institutionalized children in Southeast Europe, returns to Romania for the third year in a row, organizers said in a press conference Tuesday.

Some 300 Rroma People Assaulted Italian Police

16:12, 27 Mai 2008
Four police officers of the mobile team in the Italian town Catanzaro, in the Calabria region, were attacked by some 300 ethnic Rroma when they tried to arrest one of them, Italian news agency Apcom reported.

Romanian Immigrants In Spain Have Better Living Standard Than Those In Italy – Survey

17:25, 22 Mai 2008
Romanian immigrants in Spain have a better living standard than those in Italy, as 14% of Romanians in Spain managed to buy a home, compared with 8% in Italy, according to an opinion poll among Romanian communities in Spain conducted by the Agency for Governmental Strategies (ASG), in Mar-Apr 2008.

Italy’s Safety Decree Mostly Targets Non-EU Immigrants – Romanian PM

16:13, 22 Mai 2008
The public safety measures adopted by the Italian government mainly target non-EU immigrants, not particularly Romanians, but the Romanian government needs a thorough assessment before expressing an informed viewpoint, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Thursday.

Italy Willing To Support Rroma Children “From Afar” – Party Official

13:07, 22 Mai 2008
The Italian government is willing to financially support people of Rroma origin who live in Italy if their children remain in Romania, said Francesco Bruzzone, secretary of “Lega Nord” (Northern League) party.

Romania, Italy Intensify Police Cooperation – Int Min

18:23, 17 Mai 2008
The Romanian authorities will send additional police officers to collaborate with the Italian law enforcement forces in bringing down crime levels, Interior Minister Cristian David said Saturday.

Italy Should Clearly Motivate Immigrant Expulsions – EU Commissioner

12:50, 15 Mai 2008
Italy needs to prove the urgency and seriousness of threats posed by immigrants to motivate individual expulsions, European Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban said, cited by Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

Italy’s Anti-Migration Measures Target Non-EU Nationals – Romanian PM

15:11, 14 Mai 2008
Italy’s new anti-migration measures address the nationals from countries outside the European Union and the authorities have no intention to set up norms that would affect communitarian citizens, Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday.

Romanian National Arrested In Italy, Confesses To Murdering Italian Couple

14:42, 25 Apr. 2008
Romanian national Claudiu Stoleru, 20, was arrested Thursday night by Italian police in Civitavecchia, after he confessed he had murdered a couple Wednesday in Lugagnano di Sona, ANSA news agency cited Italian investigators as saying.

Italy Expels Three Romanian Migrants

12:58, 24 Apr. 2008
The prefect of Italian city Treviso, Vittorio Capocelli, signed the expulsion papers for four European citizens – three Romanians and a French national – under the country’s controversial security decree enacted last year.