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Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi reacts during a press conference held by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after their visit to the hotspot, a reception centre for migrants, and later the port where migrants arrive, in Lampedusa, Italy, September 17, 2023…. \u3082\u3063\u3068\u8aad\u3080<\/p>\n
ROME (Reuters) – It is essential for the European Union to help Tunisia stop migrant boat departures, Italy’s interior minister said on Tuesday, calling on the bloc to enact a deal signed with Tunis in July.<\/p>\n
Sea migrant arrivals to Italy have almost doubled in 2023 compared to the same period last year, with around 140,000 people coming ashore so far. Some 91% came from Tunisia, with the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa bearing the brunt of landings.<\/p>\n
“The aim is, first and foremost, to stop departures by taking action through a strong international and European initiative,” Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi told the lower house of Italy’s parliament.<\/p>\n
In July the European Union and Tunisia signed off on a strategic partnership that included combating human traffickers and tightening borders, in return for consistent financial aid to the north African state’s battered economy.<\/p>\n
However, this month Tunisian President Kais Saied rejected an EU tranche of aid worth 127 million euros ($134 million), saying it conflicted with the partnership, in a move seen as possibly undermining the deal.<\/p>\n
“I believe that it is in the interest of all parties to swiftly implement the contents of the deal between the EU and Tunisia,” Piantedosi told parliament.<\/p>\n
In an effort to deter sea immigration, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government has passed a series of measures, including steps to speed up repatriations of failed asylum seekers and stiffer jail terms for human smugglers.<\/p>\n
The government also approved a crackdown on sea rescue charity boats, which Piantedosi accused of acting as a catalyst for departures by signaling to migrants that someone will pick them up at sea.<\/p>\n
Charity organisations have always rejected these “pull factor” allegations, pointing out that sea arrivals to Italy have soared this year despite their operations having been curtailed.<\/p>\n
Piantedosi also welcomed this month’s European Union deal on how to handle irregular immigration, and said Italy supported a new EU naval mission in the Mediterranean, as long as it does not leads to the “disembarkation of immigrants always and only in Italy.” ($1 = 0.9481 euros)<\/p>\n
Reporting by Angelo Amante, editing by Alvise Armellini and Keith Weir<\/p>\n
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