Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on Friday for the European Union to act jointly 'with a naval mission if necessary' to prevent migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa.
LAMPEDUSA, Italy, Sept 15 - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on Friday for the European Union to act jointly "with a naval mission if necessary" to prevent migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa.
"I intend to reiterate a request for an immediate EU mission to block the departure of migrant boats," said Meloni, for whom the swelling number of arrivals has become a major political headache. Meloni said the cabinet would meet on Monday to pass emergency measures including asking the army to build larger reception centres to house illegal immigrants, and extending the time limit for which they can be detained.Meloni helped the EU strike a deal with the north African state in July to stem the flows in return for funding, but it has not yet been implemented.
Holding her 18-month-old son Prince on her lap, she said it had taken a week to get to Lampedusa from Libya with two children.
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