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Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni calls for EU help after island migrant surge

IndiaTimes Sunday, 17 September 2023
Italy's prime minister warned Sunday that the "future of Europe is at stake", after droves of migrants landed on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. It is "the future that Europe wants for itself that is at stake here, because the future of Europe depends on Europe's capacity to face major challenges," Meloni said.
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News video: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to visit Lampedusa with Giorgia Meloni amid surge in migrant arrivals

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 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday after 8,500 migrants arrived by boat in three days, an EU official announced.

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