Far-right Giorgia Meloni says crisis cannot be ‘just resolved within Italian borders’ on visit to island where 8,500 arrived in days
said the influx threatened “the future of Europe” and that “serious solutions” were needed, such as cracking down on people smugglers, swiftly deporting illegal immigrants and moving quickly to implement a deal signed this year with Tunisia.
Von der Leyen promised the swift deportation of those who fail to be granted asylum and a crackdown on the “brutal business” of people smuggling. “We will decide who comes to theShe outlined a 10-point plan, including providing Italy with support in processing new arrivals while “exploring options to expand existing naval missions in the Mediterranean, or to work on new ones”.
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