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Was Italy obliged to welcome the illegal immigrants from the Ocean Viking?

2022-11-10T19:20:29.447Z


THE VERIFICATION - The SOS Méditerranée boat will finally dock in Toulon on Friday after the Italian authorities refused to open its ports.


The new conservative Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, had warned: “

The defense of borders

” against “

pirate ships complicit in smugglers

” would become an objective and a political marker.

The

Ocean Viking

, a ship chartered by SOS Méditerranée, and its 234 illegal immigrants will finally dock, "exceptionally", in Toulon after the closure of the ports of La Botte.

An “

incomprehensible choice

” and “

unacceptable behavior

” denounced by Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior.

At the microphone of France Info this Wednesday, the government spokesperson, Olivier Véran, demanded that Italy "

play its role and respect its European commitments

".

It refers to an agreement between 21 European interior ministers, including Italy.

This “

voluntary solidarity mechanism

”, planned for one year, is voluntary and “

non-legislative

”.

Each contributing Member State

(must)

present a commitment on relocation with an indicative target of relocations established…

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Source: lefigaro

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