Germany and Italy clash over migrant rescue ships and returns
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Italy does not want to take back Dublin cases from Germany – for years. Behind the artificially boiled dispute, however, there are deals with Libya.
New EU rules to or fro, Italy does not want to take back migrants from Germany: the reason for this is the towing by so-called aid organisations ("sea rescuers"), which pick up migrants in the Mediterranean and create them in Italy. For the internal political spokesman of the AfD Group, Gottfried Curio, this zoff exposes the life lies of German asylum policy. "Germany has no right to send us back even one illegal immigrant, as long as German NGO…
Germany and Italy clash over migrant returns, rescue ships
The detention of a German rescue ship in Italy has reignited a long-running dispute over the role of private vessels rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean. Italian authorities detained the Sea-Watch 5 for 45 days last weekend and fined the German organization operating it €7,500.
Germany and Italy clash over migrant rescue ships and returns
Berlin and Rome are increasingly at odds over who should rescue migrants in the Mediterranean — and which country should ultimately take responsibility for them. Are private rescue ships offering vital aid or ultimately helping people smugglers?
The Italian government around Giorgia Meloni is not embarrassed by clear words. Meloni's vice Matteo Salvini and interior minister Matteo Piantedosi also made clear that the NGO migrant ships should return to their respective ports of origin.The article Sea-Watch 5 fixed – Rome opens next front against German sea rescuers first appeared on Tichy's insight.
Germany and Italy argue about repatriation and rescue – and risk the failure of the EU Migration Pact, which has been in force for a few weeks.
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