are 24 boats arrived in the last 2 days. 200,000 people ready for the crossing.
by Julie Nitti BUOY
parades in front of a situation that can not be considered an emergency, the policy should also be prepared for these events.'' E''in the face of upheavals that have affected North Africa - notes - it was conceivable that sooner or later this kind of recovery of the landings took place, not There is therefore surprising. It is a revival of movements of recent years.'' But''what is lacking - he adds - is legislation agreed at European Union level, no country alone can tackle this phenomenon. We therefore hope the EU to take a position on what is happening.''
EU representatives in Tunisia
not alone. From Brussels have also learned that the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, is already in Tunisia, and today will meet with Prime Minister Ghannouchi, to "raise the issue" of migration flows towards Italy. The announcement his spokesman, Maja Kocijancic.
Another meeting is scheduled today at the Interior Ministry to decide how to deal with the emergency. Soon to follow a session of the National Committee for order and public safety''and take appropriate enforcement and monitoring of landing.''
The words of the Minister of Interior
After the exodus of desperate people coming from the North African country, the holder of the Interior has repeatedly pointed the finger at the inaction of Europe "slow and bureaucratic, "and called an emergency meeting of EU Council of Heads of State and Government to "maybe a strategy" in contrast to migration in the Mediterranean. "We are witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Maghreb, the new '89," Maroni said this morning on the sidelines of a meeting on security pact in Varese, and asked the EU to take charge of the emergency.
The Tunisian government is "ready to cooperate"
Meanwhile Italy is negotiating with the Tunisian government to transition to stem the tide of arrivals. The North African country's authorities said they were "ready to cooperate" to meet the wave of migration that is sweeping the Italian coast. After the 5 thousand desperate landed in recent days on the coast of Lampedusa holder for Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini is set in motion to agree with the government of the North African country a common strategy of containment. Meanwhile, the Arabic website "Attounisia" announces the ramming of Gabes off the coast by a Tunisian patrol boat. The incident would have caused 29 deaths, another 86 people had been rescued instead.
The Tunisia rejects "any interference"
Tonight Frattini will be in Tunisia, to speak directly with the authorities of the country. But the way to go to reach a solution is all uphill. The Tunisia In fact, he rejected "any interference in its internal affairs," after the minister had launched the idea of \u200b\u200bdeploying police forces at sea and on land to contain the flow of illegal immigration to Europe.
The exodus in recent days.
In days gone by the wave of arrivals has been impressive, with an average of 1,000 people every day and landed hundreds of immigrants crammed into makeshift camps. To cope with sudden emergence about 1500 people were crammed into a football field of Lampedusa. From this morning started the extraordinary plan prepared by the prefect of Palermo, Giuseppe Caruso, appointed by Maroni special commissioner for the emergency.
reopened the Cpt
The prefect has also reopened the center for identification and expulsion on the island, closed since last March. Identifications have already started the first, and last night I arrived on the island fifty policemen. Fifty more officers should reach the island, perhaps in the order today.
Maroni worried
Yesterday Interior Minister Maroni, interview with "Che tempo che fa", said he was very worried. "We are trying to get in touch with the Tunisian police to see how to handle this emergency, but we do not succeed, because the system has collapsed. " Even for this Maroni pointed the finger at Europe, demanding that the problem of landings is also shared and discussed by Brussels.
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