Migrants on board a German rescue ship refused entry into Italy will be taken to a Maltese port before being relocated to other European states, Malta’s prime minister said. Read more:
VALLETTA/MILAN - Migrants on board a German rescue ship refused entry into Italy will be taken to a Maltese port before being relocated to other European states, Malta’s prime minister said on Sunday.
Italy’s migration policy has led to clashes between NGOs and Italian authorities over rules that effectively close off the country’s ports to their boats. German interior minister Horst Seehofer welcomed the development in a statement, saying 94 of 123 migrants from ships that were allowed to land in Malta would be shared among EU member states. “In the spirit of European solidarity, we will take up to 40 of them.”
On June 29, Italian police arrested the German captain of the Dutch-flagged Sea-Watch 3, operated by a German charity, after the vessel docked at the island port of Lampedusa though she was later released. Salvini responded angrily when Germany’s Seehofer asked him in a letter to rethink his closed ports policy.
Italy has been one of the main targets for migrants looking to get to Europe through North Africa, especially from Libya.A poll published in Italy’s Corriere Della Sera on Saturday said 59% of Italians were in favor of shutting Italian ports to migrants and NGO vessels.
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