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Govt calls state of emergency on migrants

Govt calls state of emergency on migrants

6 mts across all Italy but EU intervention needed says Musumeci

ROME, 12 April 2023, 14:35

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The government on Tuesday called a state of emergency on all the national territory following the exceptional rise in migrant flows across the Mediterranean, at the proposal of Sea and Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci.
    The state of emergency, backed by initial funding of five million euros, will last six months, sources said outside the cabinet meeting that proclaimed it.
    The decision follows a meeting on Monday between Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and Musumeci.
    Speaking to Radio Anch'io on Tuesday, Musumeci said: "I spoke with my Interior (Ministry) colleague Piantedosi yesterday, there is a condition of absolute emergency.
    "It is a problem that is destined to remain with us for at least the next ten years, a condition that puts state infrastructure under strain and that is inevitable because we are talking about human beings who have rights and toward whom we must take a responsible approach," continued Musumeci, who is also the former governor of Italy's island region of Sicily, the landing place for many migrants and refugees arriving in Italy by sea.
    "The state of emergency should facilitate procedures," said Musumeci.
    "We are talking about a phenomenon never seen in the past. The islands alone cannot deal with this state of emergency," he concluded.
    In recent weeks Italy has seen a significant rise in the number of migrants and refugees arriving on its southern shores from north Africa, with over 3,000 people landing over the last three days alone.
    Some 38 people have also been reported dead and a further 18 missing in two shipwrecks off the coast of Tunisia.
    Musumeci said after the announcement of the state of emergency: "We willingly endorsed the request of Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, well aware of the gravity of a phenomenon that has registered an increase of 300%.
    "Let it be clear, it won't solve the problem, whose solution is linked solely to an aware and responsible intervention by the European Union".
   

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