Von der Leyen on the island of Lampedusa: “Uncontrolled immigration desires a European answer”

During the 3 days on the grounds that the beginning of the week, greater migrants arrived on Lampedusa than there are citizens at the island.

EU-commission the chairman Ursula von der Leyenin and the Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Melonin visited the island of Lampedusa in Italy on Sunday.

“Uncontrolled immigration is a European challenge, and it needs a European solution,” von der Leyen said at a press conference in Lampedusa.

According to Von der Leyen, other member states ought to receive some of the migrants arriving in Italy.

During the visit, Von der Leyen additionally visited the migrant reception center in Lampedusa.

Italia has asked the EU for assist due to the increase within the range of migrants. Eight,500 people came to the island of Lampedusa in 3 days from the beginning of the week via boat, that's extra than the range of population of the island. On Friday, the government moved hundreds of migrants from Lampedusa to Sicily.

The shortest distance from Tunisia to Italy to the island of Lampedusa is set a hundred thirty kilometers. The migrant direction throughout the relevant Mediterranean is one of the most dangerous within the global.

On Saturday The interior ministers of Italy, France, Germany and Spain discussed by means of telephone the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson’s with.

Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Salvini has known as the immigration “acts of battle”.

“The migrant pressure that Italy has experienced this yr is insufferable,” Meloni said on Friday whilst he requested von der Leyen to visit Lampedusa.

Meloni also asked for the president of the European Council Charles Micheliä to position the problem on the time table at the council’s October meeting.

Prime Minister of France Elisabeth Borne stated on Saturday that it's time to reveal solidarity with Italy and “mobilize” the EU.

This yr, more than 127,000 migrants have arrived in Italy by means of sea, which is almost double the range compared to the same duration last year.

According to the UN’s International Organization for Migration, IOM, more than 2,000 humans have died seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Malta or Italy.