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'Ndrangheta, local roots and global opportunities

'Ndrangheta, local roots and global opportunities

The Calabrian Mafia remains rooted in tradition, but it is surviving and adapting in the Old Continent, as the Eureka investigation shows.

Anna Sergi

Anna SergiProfessoressa in Criminologia, University of Essex (Uk)

2007, San Luca. A group of women wait in the church for the coffins of Francesco Giorgi, Sebastiano Strangio and Marco Marmo, three of the victims of the Duisburg massacre in Germany (P. Cito/Ansa)

The Eureka investigation reveals the borderless business of the 'ndrangheta

The 'ndrangheta's business is mainly related to drug trafficking, and the dirty money is then used for economic activities in Italy and abroad

Francesco Donnici

Francesco DonniciGiornalista

Rome, July 2019. The ZTL gate in Via del Corso (Angelo Carconi/Ansa)

Cars and pollution: the absurd battle between limits and health

In major cities such as Rome and Milan, there are those who oppose the traffic restrictions needed to reduce smog levels. Italy has already been condemned by the European Court of Justice, but for some, health does not seem to be a priority

Ylenia Sina

Ylenia SinaGiornalista

Istanbul, June 2023. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin together with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Credits Epa/Ansa)

Italy and Turkey together for Euro 2032: more profits and less rights

On 10 October UEFA will decide where the next European football championships will be held. The two countries have close trade ties, but violations of fundamental freedoms are commonplace in Turkey

Marco Panzarella

Marco PanzarellaRedattore lavialibera

A Falco Xplorer, a drone produced by the Italian company Leonardo (Credits Leonardo)

Drones in Niger and radar in the Mediterranean: EU spends billions on high-tech borders

Two studies published by Statewatch and EuroMed Rights document European investment in border management. Money is being used to develop new technological solutions, but also to train African authorities, without regard for the rights of migrants …

Rosita Rijtano

Rosita RijtanoGiornalista

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