The rescue boat Aquarius that took on board 141 refugees on Friday still has no permission to land from any European country. Two Italian ministers pointed out yesterday that Aquarius is sailing under the flag of Gibraltar and Britain should therefore take the responsibility.
Sophie Beau, CEO of SOS Méditerranée, appealed on European states to take responsibility but Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said these refugees will not land in any Italian port. He wrote on Twitter that Aquarius was “owned by Germany, leased by a French NGO, has a foreign crew, is in Maltese waters and sails under the Gibraltar flag.”
“You can go anywhere you want, but not to Italy, stop trading with human beings,” wrote Salvini. Similar attitudes were expressed by his government colleague, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Danilo Toninelli.
Czech Republic: Illegal migrants discovered hiding in truck after making too much noise
Two migrants aged 22 to 26 refused to surrender to the police.
Czechia to provide €5 million to prevent illegal migration
The number of migrants on the Balkan route rose by 53 percent
Dangerous young Afghans in Austria
Some Afghan refugees are dangerous, the Austrian police admit.
Italy refuses to revise its 2019 budget
Italy is ready to confront the European Commission in the draft budget dispute.
Salvini in clash with the Czech Commissioner over the Roma community
On his Twitter profile, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini sharply criticized a claim made by European Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova, who warned Italian politicians against spreading hate speeches against the Roma community.
Babiš: Let me discuss migration with Morocco
Andrej Babiš said during the EU28 leaders’ summit that he could dust off his Moroccan contacts and deal with the country regarding migration on behalf of the EU.
Migration among topics for Zeman-Merkel meeting
During his three-day official visit to Germany next week, Czech President Zeman is going to meet with Angela Merkel to discuss migration among other topics.
Andrej Babiš sets the agenda
While Social Democrats argue, Andrej Babiš leads the direction of Czech foreign policy.
Malta sends ship with migrants to Italy
The Maltese authorities claim that the ship previously carrying the migrants was not in need and lives of the migrants were not at risk.
Czech Republic to offer help to Italy and Malta to protect their borders
During an official visit to Italy and Malta, PM Andrej Babiš will offer unmanned aircraft to help the two countries guard their borders and combat illegal migration.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees on welfare
The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) says the German economy is ready to create 650,000 new jobs this year, of which around 100,000 will be given to people who have come to the country as refugees. Deutsche Welle points out that the number of non-EU migrants receiving support is still disproportionately large.
Migrants overtake Germany
According to the Federal Statistical Office in Germany, there is an increase in the number of people with migrant roots who do not have German citizenship