Saturday, June 16, 2018

Italy's populist government won't permit boats carrying migrants to dock, despite EU pressure

Via Billy

Italy turned away the French NGO "SOS Mediterranee" Aquarius ship last week.

Italy will continue to block rescue boats carrying migrants looking to dock in its ports, its interior minister announced Saturday. The position escalates the new populist government’s fight with other European countries on migration and asylum, thorny issues that have spurred intense debate in the U.S. as well.

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who is also the leader of the nationalist League Party, said in a Facebook statement Saturday that in addition to an NGO ship that was refused entry last week, two other ships have arrived off the coast of Libya -- he said those boats won't be taken, either.

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3 comments:

  1. bogsidebunnyJune 17, 2018 at 7:09 AM

    Good for the Italians!

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  2. RebornJune 17, 2018 at 10:41 AM

    The US Navy picked some up and dropped them off in Italy
    whether Italy wanted them or not. Amazing. Australia
    is preparing to send some more of their cast-offs to here.
    A man in Lewiston, Maine was just killed by gang of these
    invaders. Didn't take long.

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