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5/21/08 Naples faces disaster measures

BBC News reports Italy's prime minister unveils a series of emergency measures, including measures to deal with influx of Roma, in response to Naples rubbish crisis and European Union announcement earlier this month that it was taking the Italian government to court over its mishandling of the region's waste management.  More>>
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5/21/08 Xenophobia reveals power of local mafia in Naples

Misha Glenny, The Guardian

In Naples, residents, fed up with dumping practices of the organised crime syndicate the Camorra, fight back, setting fires indiscriminately, while mob violence erupts against Roma squatters on outskirts of city. According to Glenny, the attacks on the Roma have diverted attention from the real source of mayhem in the city , namely, the Camorra itself. More>>
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5/21/08 Europe's Young Migrants

Bettina Schwarzmayr, president of the European Youth Forum (YFJ), a platform of 97 youth organisations in Europe, working with the European Union, the Council of Europe and the United Nations to promote the interests of young people, discusses situation facing young migrants in Europe today. More >>