Refugees and immigrants: A challenge for Italian legislation but a solution for demographic trends?

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Between 2014 and 2015, Italy made significant changes to its legislation on migration, following EU Directives in this area. Yet, relevant stakeholders called for a more comprehensive migration strategy, to better tackle negative demographic trends in general and the problematic situation of refugees more particularly. These calls have inspired an ongoing revision of citizenship legislation.

Author: Strati Filippo