Italy Holds Firm Stance on Immigration
Italy calls for better cooperation between NGO ships, the countries whose flags they fly and the countries where the ‘Search and Rescue’ (SAR) procedure comes into effect.
Italy calls for better cooperation between NGO ships, the countries whose flags they fly and the countries where the ‘Search and Rescue’ (SAR) procedure comes into effect.
So far this year, 10,000 illegal migrants have been brought to Europe by the fleet of NGO ships currently operating in the Mediterranean.
NGO ships, referred to by some as “migrant taxis,” have brought 10,000 foreign nationals, most of whom originated in North Africa, to European soil this year, with the vast majority landing in Italy.
The tug-of-war over the Ocean Viking proves that the French government is at loggerheads with the new Italian government and that the atmosphere is not one of courteous discussion or compromise.
Inevitably, the high court’s ruling will have a disproportionately negative impact on the EU’s Mediterranean countries—the states most vulnerable to illegal mass migration: Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta.
Conservatives, of course, are aware of the urgent need to reduce the bureaucratic machine to a minimum. But in the quest to devolve governance to the local level, we must not forget the existential dignity of the penniless castaways generated by the oligarchic system.
Less than a month after Poland broke ground on the border wall, a collection of leftist and pro-migration NGOs have urged the European Commission to halt the project on account of the negative impact it may have on the environment.
After appointing the head of Greenpeace International as the new climate envoy of Germany, members of the Green party expect to have greater influence over global climate policies.
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