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La Dolce Vita Rome: Money can’t buy you love, but it can get you a mammoth celebration of matrimony and...

France bans smoking on beaches, in parks and bus shelters

Paris: France will ban smoking on beaches and in parks, public gardens and bus shelters from Sunday, the government said....

UK competition regulator says Visa and Mastercard fees violate law

London: The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled unanimously Friday (June 27) that Visa and Mastercard’s multilateral interchange fees violate European...

UK: Health alerts come into force ahead of second heatwave

London: Heat health alerts have come into force across most of England as the country braces for a second summer...

PIA CEO calls on DPM Dar, UK flights discussed

Celina Ali Islamabad: Chief Executive Officer Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) AVM Amir Hayat Saturday called on Deputy Prime Minister and...

Ukrainians who fled to UK being refused asylum on grounds it is ‘safe to return’

London: Ukrainians who fled to the UK after the Russian invasion are being refused asylum by the Home Office on...

‘Science refugees’: French university welcomes first US researchers

Marseille: Eight American researchers have arrived at a university in southern France, as the country pushes to offer "science asylum"...

Third-country asylum plan shows UK is in ‘a very dark place’, says Albanian PM

London: A UK plan to send refused asylum seekers to “return hubs” in third countries shows post-Brexit Britain is “in...

Who should (and shouldn’t) choose the Portugal Golden Visa fund route?

Lisbon: As Portugal’s Golden Visa program enters a new chapter in 2025, the fund-based route has emerged as the primary...

New rules for Portuguese nationality

Lisbon: The Portuguese Government has announced that it will extend the deadline for granting nationality to seven years of legal...

Ocean Viking, Sea Watch vessels disembark migrants in Italy

Rome: The NGO-operated migrant-rescue vessels Ocean Viking and Sea Watch have respectively arrived in Savona and Naples, disembarking a total...

Northeastern Italy – number of ‘invisible’ migrants up in Trieste

Rome: The Italian Consortium of Solidarity (ICS) illustrated on World Refugee Day, June 20, the figures and problems concerning the...

More qualified young Portuguese leaving country for “better living conditions”

Lisbon: In spite of all the government policy announcements designed to ‘encourage qualified young people to stay in this country’,...

Italy Golden Visa Program: Investment options for foreign investors applying for a residence permit

Rome: The Italy Residence by Investment Program, also known as the Italy Golden Visa or the Investor Visa for Italy,...

Portugal confirms continuation of its golden visa program

Lisbon: The government of Portugal is planning to apply new changes to its Golden Visa Program, in a bid to...

France mulls intercepting UK-bound migrant boats at sea

Lille: France is considering stopping Britain-bound migrant boats in its shallow coastal waters, but the move raises both safety and...

France aims to intercept UK-bound migrant boats offshore as Channel crossings surge

Paris: Faced with a growing number of Channel migrant crossings, France hopes to stop more small boats from reaching Britain...

Italy: Suspects arrested on corruption charges relating to the issue of migrant residence permits

Rome: A police officer and a public official are among five people who have been arrested in Imperia, on accusations...

Portugal to Implement Tighter Rules for Citizenship & Family Reunification

Lisbon: The Portuguese government plans to impose tighter rules on applicants for Portuguese citizenship and those applying for family reunification....

Tourists damage crystal-covered chair in Italian museum by sitting on it

Rome: An Italian museum has contacted the police after two clumsy tourists almost wrecked a work of art while posing...

‘Keep calm and enjoy’: Italian village enlists ‘street tutors’ to ease overtourism

Rome: In the era of overtourism, every popular holiday destination has its tipping point. For Sirmione, a sliver of land...

Helping immigrants in Portugal

Lisbon: Many of you will know Tig James from her relentless work throughout the last nine years for UK nationals...

Travel to Italy: Neither Madrid nor Premier, Florentino doesn’t activate the clause to sign him

Rome: Miguel Gutiérrez's future has already been decided. Girona's left-back won't return to Real Madrid, even though the club had...

Say ciao to these alcohol-free takes on Italian aperitivo classics