EU pledges crackdown on ‘brutal’ migrant smuggling
- EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Lampedusa to address the increasing influx of migrants from North Africa, promising swift returns to their home countries and a crackdown on smugglers.
- The constant flow of migrants has caused tensions on the island, with residents expressing impatience and witnessing countless tragedies. Italy's Giorgia Meloni called for a naval blockade of North Africa to prevent departures, while von der Leyen offered aid and support to Italy.
- The crisis is challenging unity within the EU, and far-right politicians like Matteo Salvini and Marine Le Pen are using the situation to push their anti-immigration agendas ahead of the EU elections.
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E.U. pledges migrant smuggling crackdown on visit to Lampedusa
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged the swift return of “irregular” migrants to their home countries and a crackdown on the “brutal business” of migrant smuggling Sunday during a visit with Italy’s premier to a tiny fishing island overwhelmed with nearly 7,000 arrivals in a single day this week.
EU pledges crackdown on ‘brutal’ migrant smuggling
MILAN — EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged the swift return of “irregular” migrants to their home countries and a crackdown on the “brutal business” of migrant smuggling Sunday during a visit with Italy’s premier to a tiny fishing island overwhelmed with nearly 7,000 arrivals in a single day this week. Tensions have spiked on the island, which is closer to Tunisia than the Italian mainland, with residents expressing impatience …
Ursula von der Leyen has presented a ten point plan to help Italy in helping migrants.
EU pledges crackdown on 'brutal' migrant smuggling during visit to overwhelmed Italian island
MILAN (AP) — EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged the swift return of “irregular” migrants to their home countries and a crackdown on the “brutal business” of migrant
Ursula von der Leyen has set out a ten point plan to help Italy deal with migrants
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