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...good news traveled fast. As a leftist, Bologna's incoming mayor Sergio Cofferati was sure to be a friend to the city's most marginalized. And so an illegal encampment of Roma refugees on the city's outskirts began attracting new residents. "Word was spreading," recalls Bologna immigration chief Fausto Amelii, "that the new administration was going to take care of them...
...tells you what you don't want to hear - in this case, "Camp closed!" In 2005, nine months after his election, the mayor ordered the swift dismantling of the encampment, plus checks on the legal status of its 120 occupants and an inspection of all unofficial housing in Bologna. The city of 373,000 helped families find temporary accommodation, but made legalità a top priority...
...Cofferati's get-tough approach is coupled with a progressive policy toward legal immigrants. For its foreign residents, the city provides housing assistance, Italian-language courses, psychological counseling and walk-in help desks in native languages for bureaucratic questions. But the greatest boon to new arrivals is plentiful work - Bologna's 2.6% unemployment rate is among Italy's lowest...
...Moroccan immigrant Omar, 39, has worked steadily since arriving in Bologna three years ago. He's happy about that and relieved to have a place in a city-run hostel for single immigrant males, even though he'll have to find other quarters within a year. "This resolved a crisis for me," Omar says. "Life isn't easy for immigrants, but the city does help...
...Italy. Seafood soup with saffron is another house signature. RICE: This delightful venue, tel: (66-77) 231 934, is accessed by a small bridge over a pond, bestowing a sense of occasion that is matched by the Italian cuisine. Chef Luca Mancini worked at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Bologna, Italy, and did stints in ritzy restaurants in Phuket, London and Bombay. His imaginative menu incorporates tropical fruit at times, and not only in desserts. TAWANN: The aforementioned Joeri Schreurs tickles palates at this venue - tucked away in the Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa, tel: (66-77) 429 300 - with...