A NGO vessel Lifeline with 233 illegal migrants from Libyan coasts on board stranded in the Mediterranean since Friday, June 22 will finally dock in Malta, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. The vessel was rejected by Italy, under policies of fighting illegal migration and human trafficking conducted by Interior minister Matteo Salvini. 📝PRESS RELEASE –…
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Lifeline crew accused of piracy and human trafficking
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini warns about the arrest of the crew, and NGO vessel Lifeline transporting over two hundred illegal migrants from Libyan coasts to Italy, accusing them of piracy. Captain Claus-Peter Reisch reports on the situation on board of @MV_LIFELINE: pic.twitter.com/PzUCENOevb — MISSION LIFELINE (@SEENOTRETTUNG) June 23, 2018 Formally Salvini is difficult to reproach….
MSF vows to continue transporting migrants to Europe
At arrival to port of Valencia (Spain) Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors without Borders) running the Mediterranean rescue operation on vessel #Aquarius gave press-conference, criticising the EU governments, and vowing to ignore the laws and continue to transport migrants from African coast to Europe. “The MSF team is determined to continue saving lives, and resist the intimidation…
EU laudits Spain for reception of migrant vessel
The EU Commissioner on Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos welcomed the decision of Spanish government to accept the vessel #Aquarius with 629 migrants on board transported from Libyan coasts to Italy. The Italian and Maltese governments repelled #Aquarius, belonging to NGO, which is notorious for exercising the transportation of illegal African migrants to Europe, abusing maritime law of…
#Aquarius: Spain accepts vessel with illegal migrants
Today the European Commission attempted to reduce the tensions around the notorious illegal migrants transport vessel #Aquarius repelled by Italian authorities, to a bilateral issue between Rome and Valletta. Spanish new Prime minister Pedro Sanchez stretched his had to Brussels, saving the EU image, while the solidarity between the member-states on illegal migrants issue is crumbling….
Juncker trades barbs with Rome
The first step of newly appointed Italian government started with criticism of the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker remarks on management of the poorest regions of Apennine peninsula.. “More work, less corruption” – is the top EU executive piece of advice to Rome new strategists for regional cohesion. However the concept of the president was…
Italy: Mattarella risks impeachment
League leader Matteo Salvini said that Italy will have to have a new general election after premier designate Giuseppe Conte handed back a mandate to form a government. “The Italians come first, their right to work, to security and happiness,” Salvini quoted by ANSA news agency. New elections now – Salvini (2). Never again slaves,…
Matteo Salvini to re-create EU project
Strasbourg. 13.03.2018. Matteo Salvini, Member of the European Parliament, gave his press-conference addressing key issues of his future work as a head of the Italian government, and also in the relation to the EU. He ensured that he will do his best to “rebuild” Italy, and impact the return of the European Union to its…
Berlusconi backs Salvini in bid for leadership
Silvio Berlusconi supports his ally, the leader of the Lega Nord party, Matteo Salvini in his bid for the negotiations in forming of the Italian government. #ANSA | Govt mandate for centre right-Berlusconi – We'll support Salvini says Forza Italia leader https://t.co/jDeaW51auy — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) March 7, 2018 The leader of Forza Italia,…
Salvini versus Di Maio contesting ‘laurel wreath’
Two anti-establishment leaders declared readiness to govern Italy, the move is sending ripples across the euro zone after voters relegated mainstream parties to the sidelines in delivering a hung parliament. With the EU27 third-largest economy seemingly facing prolonged political instability, the anti-immigrant Lega Nord claimed the right to rule after its center-right alliance won the…
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