Migrants, the EU towards a military solution. Alfano: “Bombing … – The Messenger

“A military operation” against traffickers in human beings, to destroy the boats of death. Brussels fielding new tools against the “slave of the eleventh century,” in view of the extraordinary summit on Thursday. And, at least in words, it shows in a robe if not unprecedented, certainly rare: ready to react.

“For the first time – said the prime minister met Matteo Renzi – the whole of Europe has shown attentive and supportive, with some concrete commitments that we will try to point out in the hours that separate us from the European Council on Thursday.”

The goal clearly explains Interior Minister Angelino Alfano: “Sink the boats of smugglers, prevent that start. We can not do it alone and is ongoing negotiations with UN and EU to have, within a framework of international legality, authority to this intervention. ” But not only.

Italy, as explained Renzi, propose interventions in the countries of origin, the doubling of Triton, the relocation of emergency shared among all countries, in collaboration with the United Nations and a joint effort on the southern border of Libya. While the Head of State, today presided over the Supreme Defence Council, comes a new call to Europe and the international community to “do more” against this “lacerating wound,” Renzi, who tomorrow will report to both Houses in view of summit, had contact with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the President of the EU Council Donald Tusk and President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades.

The goal is to get to the summit with “the maximum sharing ‘actions to be put in place. But as usual, find the synthesis of the 28 will not be granted. Because very often, as pointed out without mincing words the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, the inaction of the EU depended by national interests and not from Brussels. “The European Union – said – for twenty years has presented series of proposals for better immigration policy, for better protection of refugees, but EU member states rather, to put it better, the national governments on the basis national interests, so far have not moved. “

Of course so far had not achieved the numbers released today by IOM chilling: 1,750 immigrants died since the beginning of the year, 30 times more than the same period in 2014. “If you really finally written words correspond to concrete facts for Europe will be a first step,” Renzi said, “but the way to go is still long.” Even German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks of the need for action on three fronts: “Save the migrants, prosecute traffickers and fight the causes” of mass migration. But he adds: there will be no answers and quick fixes.
             
             
                         
         

             Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 23:28 – Last Updated: 23:32
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