The country has been demanding more help from the European Union and other member states for years. She pointed out that now, for the first time, the EU's principle of solidarity was supported by a "very large number of Member States."įive Mediterranean countries including Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Italy and Spain, have long called for a more evenly distributed reception of people who are often picked up in the Mediterranean by private rescue organizations. On Monday Italy's nonpartisan Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese credited the French EU presidency with a distribution of a larger number of refugees, as well as the European Commission in Brussels, she said. More and more people are arriving in Italy via the dangerous route across the central Mediterranean, with many reception centers struggling to stay at capacity.
Germany propooses taking in a total of 3,500 people.Īlso read: Italy salutes 'first concrete step' on migrant relocation system Italy still seeing high numbers of migrant arrivals So far, 13 countries have agreed to take in more than 8,000 people, a spokeswoman for the EU Commission said last week.
This includes taking in people or providing support in the form of cash or in-kind benefits. On June 10, 2021, countries agreed on the mechanism to relieve southern countries like Italy from increasing pressure to accommodate refugees and migrants. It would be the first admission under the new EU solidarity mechanism. "The necessary talks on site are ongoing," she added. "Germany is planning to start redistributions from Italy this month," said a spokeswoman for the Federal Ministry of the Interior in Berlin when asked by the German Press Agency, dpa. Germany is planning to take in the first group of migrants from Italy this month, under a new EU regulation.
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