Lampedusa last week saw the number of migrants overtake its residents
“We are de facto paying an authoritarian regime, which not only doesn’t do what it’s paid for as it should be controlling departures, but it also doesn’t respect the human rights of the migrants on their soil,” she said.
“Illegal migration has become a business for Tunisians, Tunisians are living on this so at a time when the country is living such an economic crisis, I don’t think even the government has any interest in stopping this situation,” she added. “None of these policies have ever proved to have any effect on those leaving for Italy as it’s not the thought of what you might find in Italy which stops you from departing.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, visited the island of Lampedusa earlier this month with Ms Meloni and acknowledged that the issue was “a European challenge and needs a European answer”.10-point EU action plan
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