Growth of International Population in Italy by 2023 As of early 2023, over five million foreign citizens—both from EU and non-EU nations—resided in Italy, according to data from Noi Italia, a rise of 111,000 from 2022. 8.7% of Italy’s population was foreign-born at the beginning of the previous year. Over [...]
Moroccan nationals will now have the chance to prepare domestically for seasonal employment in Sicily, Italy. This chance is the result of a Memorandum of Understanding that the General Union of Moroccan Workers, the Sicily Foreign Workers Association, and the Human Solidarity Consortium, three labor unions from Sicily and Morocco, [...]
The Migration and Mobility Agreement between India and Italy states that Italy will take 6,000 non-seasonal Indian workers in 2024, and that the application procedure for these workers would open in April. The 2023-established “Planning of legal entry flows in Italy for Foreign Workers” order sets a quota of 151,000 [...]
The mayor of Rimini, Italy, Jamil Sadegholvaad, has proposed granting citizenship to children of foreign nationals who have finished at least one full school cycle in the nation. Mayor Sadegholvaad, who is of Persian and Italian descent, has demanded that the national government provide citizenship to almost 1.3 million students, [...]
Italy has had a significant 65 percent decrease in immigration arrivals since the beginning of 2024 when compared to the same period in 2022. This information was revealed by Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi at a recent session in the Chamber of Deputies. He noted that this is the fifth [...]
The number of applications for seasonal foreign workers submitted by Italian employers has reportedly surged, exceeding the cap of 82,550 on the first day of the application process, according to Italian officials. Although the exact number of applications is unknown, it is clear that Italian firms applied for far more [...]
Authorities in Italy report that demand for foreign labor has increased dramatically, quadrupling the quota. Acknowledging the ongoing labor scarcity in many industries, the Meloni administration had set a quota of 136,000 non-EU workers for 2024—more than the number for the current year. The startling number of pre-applications already filed [...]
The Italian government has announced plans to charge non-EU foreign residents of Italy €2,000 a year to use the national health service. The budget for 2024 is expected to include these fees. It’s crucial to remember, though, that the government has made it clear that au pairs, foreign students, and [...]
Due to the harsh weather, wildfires and fatalities are increasing significantly in Southern Europe, with Italy being particularly hard hit. Strong winds are causing wildfires to spread quickly on Sicily, an island known for its tourist attractions, endangering both locals and visitors. Several airports in the area have been forced [...]