the Italian political class reacts to the arrival of 7,000 exiles

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The island of Lampedusa in Italy has seen the arrival of 7,000 exiles since the start of the week. This influx sparked a lot of political reactions. Update with Raphaële Schapira, in a duplex in Rome.

“Never has the island of Lampedusa seen so many arrivals in such a short time. According to official statistics, more than 120,000 migrants have reached Italy since the start of the year, twice as many as at the same time last year. These arrival images did not fail to provoke a reaction from the Italian political class”precise Raphaële SchapiraThis Thursday September 14.

Germany no longer supports Italy

“Mastyouo Salvini, leader of the League, spoke of an act of war which threatened Italy with collapse. In this context, Germany announced that it was ceasing to participate in the European Solidarity Mechanism which aims to support Italy in the face of the migration issue, on the grounds that the peninsula does not meet its obligations regarding asylum. A false problem for Georgia Meloni”concludes the journalist.


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