what can the European Union do? The informed from Europe of September 17

Every Sunday, an overview of European news with François Beaudonnet, editor-in-chief of the European editorial team of France Télévisions, and our guests.

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On September 13, 2023, nearly 7,000 exiles were massed on the island of Lampedusa (ELIO DESIDERIO / MAXPPP)

Jules De Kiss and François Beaudonnet receive Clara Bauer-Babef, journalist for the Euractiv site, a site specializing in European news, and Christophe Préault, journalist and editorial director of the site Tout l’Europe.

Europe is once again worried because thousands of migrants are currently reaching the Italian coasts of the island of Lampedusa by sea. Since Monday September 11, more than 10,000 people have arrived, and according to the Italian press, there are still dozens of small boats approaching this morning.

Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, took the floor to ask for help from her European partners. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, is traveling to Lampedusa this Sunday, presumably to announce emergency European aid to Italy.

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