Sunday, September 17, 2023

EU pledges return of migrants from overwhelmed Italian island amid call for naval blockade

A group of people stand together.

The Italian island of Lampedusa has been overwhelmed with thousands of migrants arriving on boats from Tunisia this past week. After calls for a naval blockade from far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the fishing island and vowed to take action.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eu-migrants-italy-naval-blockade-1.6969684?cmp=rss

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