Italy’s government has tightened the country’s citizenship laws, amid criticism that people – often with little real ...

Italy's government tightened its citizenship laws on Friday, preventing people from delving deep back into their family history to try to claim a much sought-after Italian passport.

The government says it tightened citizenship rules because of a deluge of applications from the descendants of emigrants who only coveted an Italian passport. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from ...