"Those who make decisions (in Brussels) have not taken the measure of the problem."
Following the rescue of migrants off Lampedusa, many voices have criticized the lack of resources dedicated to the rescue in the Mediterranean.
During one year, the "Mare Nostrum" program has resulted in the deployment of many boats in the area, and therefore many rescues. But this program, carried at arm by Italy, was abandoned in derneir fall, as too expensive (€ 9 million per month).
The European Union has taken over, with the mission "Triton". A mission with far too modest means. This is what regrets the mayor of Lampedusa, Giusi Nicolini. She believes that "those who make decisions (in Brussels) have not taken the measure of the problem."
The "Triton" operation, led by the European agency , is based only on two military vessels, Icelandic and Italian. And the area of intervention is more limited than for "Mare Nostrum".
When the number of potential immigrants, this man has not diminished the contrary. According to the Italian Interior Ministry, 3,528 migrants are still arriving in January, nearly 40% more than in January 2014, a record year with a total of over 170,000 arrivals.
Even observation made by Carlotta Sami, spokesman for the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). It calls on the EU to "respond appropriately to this situation."
In Brussels, we recognize that we must actually do more. This is the meaning of this message Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration .
As for the head of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, it announced a meeting on the subject "in the coming days."
Between Sunday and Monday, 29 migrants died, not from drowning, but cold ... .
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