Sicily
"EU is our key goal; as many chapters as soon as possible"
Another goal is to open as many EU accession negotiations chapter as possible as soon as possible, Dacic told a meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative and the Ministerial Meeting of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region, held in Catania, Sicily.
Pope Francis: Mafiosi have no Right to Call themselves Christians
Pope Francis fired the latest salvo in his condemnation of the Italian mafia on Wednesday, telling gangsters that they "carry death in their souls" and cannot claim to be Catholics.
Speaking at his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square, the Pope excoriated mafia criminals in a discourse about "fake Christians" who, he said, claim to be pious but in fact "live a corrupt life".
MpRP voices regret over violent incidents in Ragusa, Italy
The Ministry for Romanians Abroad (MpRP) voiced its regret regarding the violent incidents in Ragusa involving members of the Romanian community who reside in the territory and announced that, together with the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE), it initiated the necessary demarches to support them.
US meteorologist explains deadly storm that flooded Greek towns
“When the Atlantic hurricane season begins to quiet down in late October and November, it’s time to cast an eye toward the Mediterranean Sea for “medicanes”–a nickname for storms that develop tropical characteristics just off the coast of southern Europe,” said Weather Underground’s Bob Henson in a Washington Post report.
Pope Francis: World is at war and heading into even greater conflict
Pope Francis has said the world is moving forcefully towards ever bigger wars, speaking at a Mass amid his push to prevent nuclear conflict.
Smugglers Make £1million a Day Trafficking Migrants
The Mediterranean migrant crisis is being fuelled afresh by criminal gangs making £1million a day smuggling over tens of thousands from as far away as Bangladesh, reported The Sun.
An investigation by MPs found that while the number of war refugees from Syria crossing to Italy is going down, illegal immigrants from the poor Asian country are spiralling.
Revealing the great Greek Sicilian city (PHOTOS)
More than any other Sicilian city, Syracuse reflects the ancient Hellenic history of the Mediterranean’s largest island. Located on the east coast, Syracuse developed from a Greek colony founded by Corinthians in the 7th century BCE.
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Sojourn in La Grecia Salentina
Greek diasporas have been a constant in Greek history. From the ancient times to more modern eras, Greeks have left their homeland for a long list of reasons. Due to proximity and ties, geographic and political, Italy hosted many diaspora communities. The Greek communities of Salento and Calabria, in southern Italy, are, however, fundamentally different.
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World's oldest wine may have been Italian
Researchers have discovered that the oldest wine in the world may have been Italian, after finding traces of 6,000-year-old fermented grapes off the west coast of Sicily.
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Beautiful beaches of Andros (photos)
Andros is the northernmost island of Cyclades and second in area after Naxos.
It has an area of 374 square kilometers and longitudinal shape in a N-NW to S-SE direction. Its highest mountains are Petalo and Kouvara (maximum altitude of 997 m., highest peak is Profitis Ilias).
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