Interior Minister Matteo Salvini
said Thursday he had been the one who had phoned the Italian
Bishops' Conference (CEI) asking them to take migrants from the
Diciotti coast guard ship where he had been holding them and
demanding the EU take them.
"It was me who called the CEI, they didn't call themselves.
Ireland, Albania and the bishops were contacted by us," he said,
referring to the two countries who also took in some of the
Eritreans.
"Europe for the umpteenth time turned away and pretended
nothing was happening," he said.
He said the government had also contacted "other countries
we hope may be useful for other, eventual landings".
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