Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has
said that "we are no longer the doormats of Europe" on migrants
after Spain at the weekend took in over 600 people saved by
migrant-rescue ship Aquarius following Rome's decision to deny
the NGO-run vessel access to Italian ports.
He also said that Spain should take in "another 66,000"
migrants.
"Finally the Germans, the French, the Belgians, the Dutch and
even the Spanish are listening to us," said Salvini, who is also
deputy premier and leader of the League party.
The minister said he would seek to increase deportations of
migrants whose asylum requests are rejected and work on a plan
for Africa featuring development interventions to reduce migrant
flows.
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