France will take in passengers from a migrant rescue ship who have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea for more than two weeks after Italy refused them entry, the country's interior minister said Thursday.
Her announcement on Tuesday and Italy’s persistent refusal to allow the ship to disembark migrants infuriated French officials. Darmanin could barely contain the French anger against the government in Rome.
“France will take measures in the coming hours to tighten the border security with Italy” and adjust bilateral relations accordingly, Darmanin said. He added: “France deeply regrets that Italy did not accept to behave like a responsible European state.” Referring to the European Union’s mechanism for sharing asylum-seekers who land at front-line countries like Italy and Greece, Darmanin said France was suspending its participation “with immediate effect.”That means none of the 3,500 asylum-seekers who were planned to be relocated from Italy will be taken in by France, Darmanin said. He called on all other EU members in the sharing system, notably Germany, to do the same.
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