EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived on the island of Lampedusa on Sunday morning amid rising tensions associated to a surge in migrant arrivals.
President of the European Fee Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have arrived on the island of Lampedusa, which noticed 8,500 undocumented migrants land on its shores this week.
On their method from the airport to the migrant reception centre at Imbriacola, native folks blocked the convoy, prompting a promise of motion from the Italian premier.
“We’re doing the whole lot we will”, mentioned Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.
Von der Leyen and Meloni are set to carry a joint press convention at 11:20 CET.
Von der Leyen’s spokesman, Eric Mamer, confirmed on Saturday that she would make the journey on the invitation of Meloni, who vowed “extraordinary measures” to cope with an inflow of migrants, calling anew for a naval blockade of North Africa and saying that Europe wants a “paradigm” change to cope with points pushing migration.
“Clearly, Italy and Europe cannot welcome this huge inflow of individuals, particularly when these migrant flows are being managed by unscrupulous traffickers,” she mentioned.
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