The Commission said on Tuesday 11 May that it had “not yet received” proposals for specific aid from Member States to relocate the thousands of people who have arrived in Lampedusa in recent days. On 10 May, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, called for “solidarity” with Italy.
More than 2,000 people have arrived since the weekend from Libya, according to local authorities.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has put the issue on the agenda of a forthcoming...