Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on the 15th local time that Italy would take “special measures” to deal with the surging flow of migrants, and also called on the European Union to provide support, including using the navy to prevent illegal immigrants from leaving North Africa.
Meloni posted a video on social media that day, saying that the Italian cabinet is scheduled to meet on the 18th and will determine a number of “special measures” to deal with the immigration flow, including requiring the military to build larger custody facilities and extending the detention of illegal immigrants. Time etc.
Meloni also called on the EU to take immediate measures to prevent migrants from traveling to Italy from North Africa, using naval power if necessary.
Italy is a major “bridgehead” for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean into European countries. The Meloni government came to power in October last year and made curbing the flow of illegal immigration one of its top priorities. But some 126,000 migrants have arrived in Italy this year, almost double the number at the same time last year. From the 11th to the 13th of this month, more than 8,500 migrants arrived by boat from North Africa in Lampedusa, an Italian Mediterranean island close to the African continent. The number exceeded the local resident population, forcing the local government to declare a state of emergency.
Meloni invited European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Lampedusa on the 15th to experience the “seriousness of the situation” and called on European Council President Charles Michel to include dealing with the immigration wave. Topics discussed at the EU summit in October.
The German Press Agency quoted Von der Leyen’s spokesperson as saying that Von der Leyen accepted the invitation and is scheduled to visit Italy on the 16th. He will hold talks with Meloni and go to Lampedusa together.
Source: CCTV News Client
(First instance: Xia Bo Second instance: Liu Le Third instance: Jiang Yuqing)
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2023-09-17 01:44:21
