Meloni defends Italy’s response to deadly migrant shipwreck
Financial Times – The Italian financial police, the Guardia di Finanza, dispatched two police boats to intercept the ship but said they returned to base because of rough seas,…
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Pope prays for halt to migrant ‘journeys of death’
The Local Italy – Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to the deadly trafficking of migrants, a week after a boat sank off southern Italy killing at least 70 people.
Death toll at 70 from migrant shipwreck off southern Italy
Middle East Monitor – The death toll rose to 70 from a shipwreck carrying migrants on a wooden boat off southern … Police reports estimate between 27 and 47 people are missing.
Rheinmetall seeks to purchase Leopard 1 from a Swiss company for Ukraine
Rheinmetall is negotiating the purchase of Leopard 1 tanks with the Swiss company RUAG.
Tagesanzeiger reported about it.
The Germans wish to buy 96 tanks that previously belonged to Italy. RUAG repurchased the Italian Leopard 1 tanks in 2016.
Accordin…
EU again fails to approve new package of sanctions against Russia
Permanent representatives of the European Union member states in Brussels have once again failed to agree on the 10th package of sanctions against Russia on Friday, the day when the restrictions were supposed to come into force.
Source: Reuters writes …
Bank of Estonia raises over €140,000 for Ukraine through sales of commemorative coins
The Bank of Estonia has transferred an additional €140,550 to the National Bank of Ukraine that it raised from sales of 2-euro coin cards commemorating Ukraine and freedom.
Source: European Pravda, citing ERR
More than 35,000 coin cards have been…
Italy to provide air defense equipment as part of sixth military aid package
21 February, 2023 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 21, 2023.
As part of the new package of military aid to Ukraine, Italy will provide not only the SAMP-T air defense system, but also the Skyguard …
Italy supports “peace formula” and convergence of Ukraine with EU and NATO
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a joint declaration with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday, 21 February 2023, in Kyiv.
Source: Office of the President of Ukraine publishing the declaration
Details: The declaration states that …
Ukraine hopes for Macron’s visit in March
Vadym Omelchenko, Ukraine’s Ambassador to France, has voiced his hope that French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Kyiv next month, noting that the invitation is still in effect.
Source: Omelchenko on air of the RTL radio station, as European Pravd…
Italy will organise conference on reconstruction of Ukraine – Italy’s Prime Minister
Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister, said that her country is preparing to host a conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine, which is to be held in April 2023.
As European Pravda reports with reference to ANSA, she said this at a press conference …