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In the dispute over the fate of 450 sailors rescued in the Mediterranean, Malta and France have promised Italy to host some of the refugees.
22:31, 14 July 2018
In the conflict over the fate of 450 sailors saved in the Mediterranean, Malta and France promised to Italy to receive part of the refugees. The two EU countries have agreed to take 50 of the 450 migrants, said Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Saturday night on his Facebook page.
"Very soon, the commitments of other European countries will come," he added. The agreements with Malta and France were concluded after a day of telephone and written contacts with 27 European heads of state and government, explained Conte. He reminded them of "the logic and the spirit of sharing in the conclusions" of the EU Summit at the end of June
Conte added a letter to the Communication to the President of the European Commission Jean -Claude Juncke President of the Council of the EU Donald Tusk and addressed to all heads of state and government of the EU. He says that since Italy is "always at the forefront" of rescuing people at sea, she calls for "a clear signal" for a burden-sharing in the EU and a "willingness to do so". consider the possibility of taking part in the EU ". About 450 rescued persons were to be received or received at a port. "
Two ships of the European Border Protection Agency Frontex on Saturday rescued 450 refugees from the precarious situation of a boat in the Mediterranean and brought them into Italian waters." Matteo Salvini the Italian Minister of the Interior right, refused to let them in and announced that they would send the refugees to Malta or bring them back to Libya.
Already Friday, Rome wanted to bring the Maltese government leave the wooden boat overloaded with you.But Malta argued that the ship was closer to Italian than to Maltese territory.In addition, people would prefer to enter Italy on board.
Border guards of Frontex rescued the refugees from the wooden boat on Saturday and distributed them to their two ships.Eight women and children were transported to the Italian island of Lampedusa for medical treatment
Italy and Malta have has repeatedly pleaded the responsibility of refugee vessels in recent weeks. Last month, Malta had to host the refugee support ship "Lifeline" with 234 people on board. A few days ago, Italy and Malta had rejected the rescue vessel "Aquarius" with 630 refugees on board, so he had to be redirected to Spain.
Salvini wants to reduce to zero the number of refugees arriving in Italy. In June, he decreed that refugee relief vessels should no longer dock in Italian ports with refugees on board.
Italy is the main destination for refugees entering the EU from the Mediterranean via the Mediterranean. At its summit in late June, the EU made decisions to make it difficult for refugees to travel to Europe. Italy had insisted that the remaining Member States withdraw more refugees from the country at the external border of Europe and help save the lives of the survivors
According to international law, migrants can not to be sent back to places where their lives are in danger. The United Nations and the EU said that Libya is not sure. Mr Salvini therefore urged the EU ministers of the interior to declare themselves in a safe place in Innsbruck, the country of North Africa.
According to Federica Mogherini Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of the EU in recent months, about 20,000 migrants with international support voluntarily returned from Libya to their homeland. Mr Mogherini, who visited Libya on Saturday, opened an EU office and an EU Border Assistance Mission. The EU is the largest donor of humanitarian aid, as well as the biggest supporter of the UN's programs and the country's main economic partner, she said.
Chaotic conditions prevail in Libya since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in power in the country. This is another reason why the country is the starting point for thousands of migrants seeking a route across the Mediterranean to Europe.
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