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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 South Tyrol question with Austria
1992 none
1993 small vocal minority in northern Italy seeks the return of parts of southwestern Slovenia
1994 none
1995 none
1996 Italy is negotiating with Slovenia over property and minority rights issues dating from World War II
1997 Italy is negotiating with Slovenia over property and minority rights issues dating from World War II; Croatia and Italy have not resolved a bilateral issue dating from WWII over property and ethnic minority rights
1998 Italy is negotiating with Slovenia over property and minority rights issues dating from World War II; Croatia and Italy made progress toward resolving a bilateral issue dating from WWII over property and ethnic minority rights
1999 Italy and Slovenia made progress in resolving bilateral issues; Croatia and Italy made progress toward resolving a bilateral issue dating from World War II over property and ethnic minority rights
2000 Italy and Slovenia made progress in resolving bilateral issues; Croatia and Italy made progress toward resolving a bilateral issue dating from World War II over property and ethnic minority rights
2001 Croatia and Italy made progress toward resolving a bilateral issue dating from World War II over property and ethnic minority rights
2002 Croatia and Italy are still trying to resolve bilateral property and ethnic minority rights dating from World War II
2003 Croatia and Italy continue to debate bilateral property and ethnic minority rights issues stemming from border changes after the Second World War
2004 none
2005 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2006 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2007 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2008 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2009 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2010 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2011 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2012 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2013 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2014 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2015 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2016 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2017 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2018 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2019 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2020 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2021 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa
2022 Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa Italy-Austria-Switzerland : borders are shifting because glacier peaks that had served as a natural boundary are melting
2023 Italy-Austria-Switzerland : borders are shifting because glacier peaks that had served as a natural boundary are melting