Angry Lampedusa residents demonstrate
A demonstration took place on Saturday afternoon in Lampedusa to denounce the construction of a new emergency accommodation center. They don’t want to see Lampedusa become a gigantic “open-air prison”, explains Francesco, a resident of the island.
Darmanin will travel to Italy “in the coming days”
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin will travel “in the coming days” to Italy to meet his counterpart Matteo Piantedosi, the Elysee said on Saturday after a telephone conversation between Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni.
Ursula von der Leyen expected on the island this Sunday
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday evening judged the migratory pressure suffered by her country to be “unbearable”, and asked that the migration issue be put on the agenda of the EU summit in October.
Ursula von der Leyen will go there on Sunday at her invitation, her spokesperson Eric Mamer announced on Saturday.
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Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the situation on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where thousands of migrants arrived this week.
Source: BFM TV
