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Romanian Alleged Rapist Assaulted Jail Therapist In Rome – Paper

11:50, 21 Apr. 2008
Romanian national Ioan Rus, accused of rape in Italy, attempted Thursday evening to assault the psychologist of the Regina Coeli prison in Rome, but was seized by prison guards, Italian daily Corriere della Serra reported.

Romanians Working in Italy, Spain Interested To Return Home- Labor Min

18:22, 13 Apr. 2008
Romania’s labor minister Paul Pacuraru Sunday said in southern city of Craiova that Romanian nationals working in Italy and Spain, where job fairs have so far been organized, expressed interest in job openings in Romania.

Frattini: Italy Should Have Zero Tolerance For Romanian Felons

11:01, 18 Mart. 2008
EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini on Tuesday said Italian authorities should have zero tolerance for Romanian felons and proposed setting up joint patrols, formed of Romanian and Italian police officers.

Italy Grants Family, Maternity Allowances To Romanian Workers

11:53, 07 Mart. 2008
Romanians who work in Italy can benefit from family and maternity allowances, whose amounts are set by the Italian government based on number of family members and total income per family, Romanian labor agency ANOFM said Friday.

Italy Issues New Decree On Expulsion Of EU Citizens On Public Safety Grounds

12:19, 28 Feb. 2008
The Italian government adopted Wednesday a new decree regarding the expulsion of EU citizens who commit crimes on Italian territory.

Italy Maintains Access Restrictions For Romanian Workers

20:40, 10 Ian. 2008
Italy decided to maintain in 2008 as well its restrictions regarding the access to the work market of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals, Romanian workforce regulator ANOFM said in a statement Thursday.

Romanian Foreign Min Urges Politicians Not To Campaign On Romanian Immigrants Issue

11:47, 10 Ian. 2008
Romania’s foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu said Wednesday after talks with Italian foreign minister Massimo D’Alema that the issue of Romanian immigrants is one of image, and urged politicians not to use it in their election campaigns.

Petrol Bomb Attack On Romanian Camp In Italy

12:07, 09 Ian. 2008
Unidentified individuals threw four petrol bombs at an abandoned factory near Rome, site inhabited by some 20 Romanian illegal immigrants, Il Tempo online reported.

Romanian Maid Arrested For Murder In Rome

21:02, 08 Ian. 2008
A Romanian immigrant woman was arrested by Italian authorities after assaulting and murdering an 80-year-old woman for whom she had been working as house cleaner for a few days. The incident occurred in Albano Laziale, a town near Rome.

Romanian Man Confesses To Murdering Two Compatriots In Rome-Paper

20:12, 05 Ian. 2008
A Romanian man confessed to murdering two compatriots in a hotel in Rome, officials close to the matter said on Saturday, cited by Italian media.

Donadoni: Romania Gives Me A Hard Time Sleeping-Paper

17:51, 03 Ian. 2008
Italy is in the cards to win the 2008 European Football Championship, coach Roberto Donadoni said Thursday, mentioning however that he has “trouble sleeping” because of rival romania, Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport reported.

Italian Govt Repeals Expulsion Decree, Drafts Another

12:54, 19 Dec. 2007
The Italian government officially confirmed it would repeal the decree allowing the expulsion of EU citizens, minister for the relation with parliament Vannino Chiti said Wednesday, adding a new decree would be issued, according to Italian daily La Repubblica.

Romanian Accused Of Murder Sentenced To 16 Years In Italian Prison

20:45, 17 Dec. 2007
An Italian court on Monday convicted Romanian national Doina Matei to 16 years in prison, Italian news agency AGI reported.

Italian Police Arrests 25 Ethnic Rroma People From Romania

14:22, 11 Dec. 2007
During an operation unfolded in Italy and Romania, the Italian police squads arrested 25 ethnic Rroma people from Romania, accused of child trafficking, theft, robbery, gambling and usury which brought them gains of up to EUR1,000 daily.

Romanian Community In Italy Donates Blood For Rome Hospitals

10:53, 10 Dec. 2007
Romanian immigrants in Italy gathered Sunday near the Coliseum in Rome to take part in an ample blood donation campaign for hospitals in Rome, RomaCitta informed.

Italy, Increasingly Intolerant To Romanians, Rroma – Report

14:30, 07 Dec. 2007
The integration process of foreigners in Italian society is “deficient”, as Italians grow more intolerant, particularly toward Romanians and Rromas, according to the 2007 report of the Italian socio-economic research institute Censis.

Authorities Demolish Illegal Rromani Immigrant Camp In Rome

19:57, 05 Dec. 2007
Italian authorities evacuated and demolished, Tuesday, a Rromani camp abusively set up on the shores of river Aniene, at Ponte Mammolo (outskirts of Rome), inhabited by some one thousand Romanian Rromani people, together with numerous other extra-community citizens.

Romanian National Football Team In Group C At Euro-2008

16:06, 02 Dec. 2007
The Romanian national football team will perform in Group C in the final tour of the 2008 European Football Championship, together with the national teams from Holland, France and Italy, according to the drawing of odds at Lucerna.

Romanians Who Allegedly Raped, Trafficked Italian Woman In London Are Investigated At Large

19:29, 30 Nov. 2007
The two Romanian citizens who were arrested in London after they allegedly confined and raped a pregnant Italian 21-year-old woman, are now investigated at large after they were released on bail.

Romania Police Arrest Algerian Suspected Of Terrorism Activities

21:09, 29 Nov. 2007
Romanian police on Wednesday arrested Algerian national Kamel Abbachi, who is searched by Italian authorities in connection with terrorism activities, the police said in a statement Thursday.

Romanian Embassy, Consulates In Italy To Offer Legal Assistance On Expulsion Decisions

12:03, 28 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Embassy in Rome and consulates in Milan and Turin offer legal assistance starting Tuesday to Romanian citizens who receive expulsion decisions issued by Italian authorities.

Bologna Applies First Expulsion Orders On Two Romanians

11:07, 22 Nov. 2007
Italian authorities in the city of Bologna will apply, for the first time since the adoption of the Italian government’s decree easing expulsion procedures for foreign citizens, an immediate deportation order on two Romanians who assaulted five Italian police officers and opposed a routine checkup.

Romania, Italy Set Up Bilateral Working Group Amid Diplomatic Scandal

11:26, 20 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry state secretary Mihai Gheorghiu met on Monday with Italian deputy foreign minister Franco Danieli and agreed to the set-up of a joint working group for the Romanian communities in Italy and the Italian communities in Romania.

Romanian Exodus At Italian-Austrian Border

15:55, 16 Nov. 2007
Thousands of Romanians crossed the border between Italy and Austria this week in what appears to be turning into a genuine exodus following the recent implementation of harsh control actions against crime in Italy, Tgcom reported Friday.

Romania, Italy To Sign Agreement On Liaison Magistrates

13:52, 16 Nov. 2007
Romania’s justice minister Tudor Chiuariu and his Italian counterpart Clemente Mastella will sign Saturday in Benevento (near Naples) the first collaboration agreement regarding liaison magistrates of the two countries.

Italy Revises News: Driver Arrested In Venice Ukrainian, Not Romanian

20:53, 13 Nov. 2007
The driver arrested by Italian police for transporting the body of a dead woman in the trunk of his car is a Ukrainian national, Italian news agency Adnkronos said on Tuesday, after revising a previous report stating that the driver was Romanian.

Romanian Woman Killed In Milan

14:51, 11 Nov. 2007
A Romanian woman was found dead near an improvised cottage that caught fire near the Forlanini Boulevard in Milano, Northern Italy.

Romanian Girl Jumps From School Second Floor In Italy

18:17, 10 Nov. 2007
A twelve year old Romanian girl jumped from the second floor of a school in Italian locality Azzano Decimo (Pordenone province in North-Eastern Italy), in an apparent suicide attempt.

EU Lawmakers To Debate Italy Outcast Law Monday

12:05, 09 Nov. 2007
The European Parliament will debate Monday in plenary session the emergency Italian law which outcasts EU citizens posing a threat to public safety, adopted by the Italian executive shortly after a Romanian citizen allegedly murdered an Italian woman in Rome.

Romanian Rroma Leader In Italy Is Internationally Wanted

14:55, 08 Nov. 2007
One of the leaders of Rroma people in Italy, Costica Argint, who met with Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu Wednesday in Rome, is internationally wanted, but cannot be arrested as he obtained political asylum in Italy.

Romanian, Italian PMs Turn To EU For Support In Immigrant Issue

16:30, 07 Nov. 2007
Romanian Prime Minister Tariceanu and his Italian counterpart sent a joint letter to the EU President asking for support, for the social integration of Romanian citizens in Italy, especially those of Romani origin, and they convened on the constitution of a working group on the Romani issue.

Pope Benedict Meets Romanian PM In Vatican – Sources

10:52, 07 Nov. 2007
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday morning will meet Romanian Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu, before the latter’s scheduled meeting with his Italian counterpart Romano Prodi, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanians Working In Italy Sent Nearly EUR3.5B To Romania Over Last Three Yrs- ZF

01:26, 07 Nov. 2007
The Romanians working in Italy, who are now faced with a difficult situation, following the murder of the 47-year old Italian woman Giovanna Reggiani by a Romanian citizen, sent nearly EUR3.5 billion to Romania, during the last three years, and thus significantly contributed to pushing consumption upwards.

EU Justice Commissioner Speaks About Tense Situation In Italy

19:58, 06 Nov. 2007
The European Commissioner for Justice Franco Frattini considers that the tense situation in Italy involving Romanian citizens is the "result of too much tolerance, in the past, toward lawbreakers and criminals."

Romanian Lawmakers Send Far-Right Leader To Make Peace With Italy

15:56, 06 Nov. 2007
Romanian lawmakers mandated far-right leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor to contact Italian authorities to help solve the immigrant crisis, Chamber secretary Ioan Munteanu said Tuesday.

Romania Foreign Min Eyes Setting Up Additional Consulates In Italy

19:32, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu on Monday said the ministry’s short-term agenda includes setting up three new consulates in Italian cities Trieste, Bologna and Cosenza.

Romania Writes To EU Justice Commissioner On Italian Law Issue

15:36, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian authorities sent a letter to European Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini Monday evaluating the decree on public safety issued by Italy, Romania’s foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu said.

Romanian Govt To Deploy More Police Officers To Italy, Encourage Voluntary Repatriation

14:30, 05 Nov. 2007
The Romanian government will hike by up to 30 the number of police officers deployed in Italy and will ask for Romania’s attaches to be informed at least 24 hours before of any decision to expel Romanian citizens.

Romanian Pres Demands Fairness In Italian Policy On Immigrants

10:04, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said that the Italian and Romanian Governments have great responsibilities in the situation created regarding Romanians in Italy and he asked the Bucharest Executive to guarantee good cooperation with its Italian counterpart.

Romanian Pres Declares Stance On Romanian Immigrant Issue

19:06, 04 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu publicly condemned law violations and violent acts by Romanian citizens abroad, as well as acts of violence directed towards them.