The recent citizenship reform decree "has drawn significant interest and sparked discussion within Italian communities." For this reason, "the conversation that will take place within your Council will certainly be valuable and worth close attention, as it may lead to thoughtful evaluation, and perhaps even some reconsideration, of the issues that...

June 2025 Italy in Buffalo, upstate New York, with Danielle Salasavage

There’s a whole lot of Italy north of Manhattan. The New York State, for obvious reasons, is often associated with New York City, but it’s actually vast and diverse, and home to many Italian Americans - even in the area known as Upstate New York. One of the most important cities in this regard is Buffalo, right on the Canadian border. This is where...

  Benvenuti alla Fondazione per l’Innovazione e l’Eccellenza nell’Insegnamento dell’Italiano Le celebrazioni in America della festa della Repubblica Italiana e il saluto dell'Ambasciatrice Zappia a Washington DC L'Italian American Cultural Club di Steubenville in Ohio festeggia i suoi 100 anni Diciassette ricercatori italiani premiati a Chicago in...

The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO), led by ISDA President Basil Russo, held its Annual Summit on June 7 in the heart of Little Italy at NYC’s Italian American Museum. At the summit, Russo and his peers were unanimous in approving a new resolution that steps up the Italian American community’s fight for d...

Seventy-eight leaders from the Italian American associative world will gather in New York on June 7 for the annual assembly of COPOMIAO – the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations – which this year will take place among the streets and authentic landmarks of Little Italy. This is more than just a meeting: it’s a moment to...

We the Italians want to listen to our community, anyone with Italian roots living in the United States. To begin, we focus on a particularly important topic: what do you think about the recent law limiting the ability to obtain Italian citizenship? We will let the Italian institutions have the result of this survey. Please answer here: https://form...

  Un grande aiuto per lo study abroad dei ragazzi americani in Italia Nomina del nuovo Console Onorario d’Italia nello Utah, Nick Fuoco, a Salt Lake City La celebrazione in New Jersey del defunto deputato italoamericano Bill Pascrell Jr. Delta Airlines lancia l'unico volo dagli Stati Uniti (New York) a Catania La Festa Italiana porta a Green Bay in...

Final approval has been given by the Chamber of Deputies to the citizenship decree. Now law after its second reading, the decree includes, among other things, stricter rules on dual citizenship. It establishes that individuals of Italian descent born abroad may obtain an Italian passport through jus sanguinis (right of blood) only up to two generat...

On March 28, 2025, the Italian Council of Ministers approved an emergency decree (decreto-legge) changing the eligibility criteria for Italian citizenship by descent. Now, the decree is being reviewed by the Italian Parliament, and within 60 days from March 28, they can either adopt the decree into law as is, amend it, or reject it. There have been...