Gentiloni demands EU give concrete help

(ANSA) - Berlin, June 29 - Premier Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday demanded the EU deliver urgent help for Italy to manage the Mediterranean asylum-seeker crisis. "We are under pressure and we ask for a concrete contribution from the Europeans," Gentiloni said at a press conference at the end of a preparatory meeting in Berlin ahead of the G20. "Italy has never ducked its commitments and it does not intend to do so, but we call for a discussion of the role of the NGOs, the Frontex mission and the resources available to work in Libya and other African countries".