Italy adopts state of emergency over migrants

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ROME: Italy's cabinet on Tuesday (Apr 11) announced a state of emergency on immigration following a 'sharp rise' in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement said, in a move aimed at better management of migrant arrivals and repatriation facilities. The state of emergency will be backed by initial fundin

ROME: Italy's cabinet on Tuesday announced a state of emergency on immigration following a"sharp rise" in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement said, in a move aimed at better management of migrant arrivals and repatriation facilities.

"Let it be clear, we are not solving the problem, the solution can only depend on responsible intervention by the European Union," said Nello Musumeci, the civil protection minister. The government, in office since October, has pledged to curb mass immigration but some 31,300 migrants have arrived in Italy so far in 2023, interior ministry data shows, up from around 7,900 in the same period last year.

 

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