(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, NOVEMBER 07 - The European Commission, through a spokesperson, reiterates that there is the "moral and moral duty to save people at sea, based on international laws" and welcomed the landing of migrants in Italy.
Asked whether it is in line with the Commission's laws and guidelines to authorize a 'selective' landing, the spokesperson stressed that under international law "we need to minimize the time people spend at sea".
"Each case is different - he pointed out - but we encourage all the authorities to collaborate in order to facilitate disembarkation".
The 'selective' landing strategy adopted by the Italian does not convince Brussels that, while "welcoming" the landing of over 400 migrants, it asks the competent authorities to collaborate and provide them "with a suitable place so that they can go ashore".
But then it opens up to the possibility that Germany will welcome some of the refugees, as on the other hand foresees the voluntary solidarity mechanism signed last June by 23 European countries.
Migrants, however, must set foot on the ground and be registered before the process can start.
In this regard, there is skepticism about the hypothesis that asylum applications are presented aboard ships on the basis of the nationality of which they fly the flag.
"It is very difficult for it to happen", confides a European source familiar with the dossier, pointing out that the laws in this regard are "quite clear".
UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration also continue to urge European governments to rapidly offer "a safe place" and allow "immediate disembarkation" of nearly 600 people left on NGO ships. .
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