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Migrants selling bags in Venice (Photo: Ben Philabaum)

Italy corruption probe targets migrant centres

High-ranking officials are under investigation for plundering funds from state-run immigration centres, as thousands of new arrivals reach Italian shores.

The Ansa news agency on Friday (5 June) reported that Italy’s undersecretary for agriculture, Giuseppe Castiglione, is under investigation, along with five other officials, for his all...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Migrants selling bags in Venice (Photo: Ben Philabaum)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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