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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9888

24 April 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Rome accuses Malta of sending 40,000 migrants to Italy

Brussels, 23/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - Italian Home Affairs Minister Roberto Maroni has sent a report to the European Commission stating that Malta has, over the past few years, effectively sent 40,000 would-be immigrants to Italy by not participating in their rescue, according to the Corriere della Sera of 21 April. The report, which was received by Justice Commissioner Jacques Barrot, mentions the fact that Malta failed to intervene 600 times in cases involving migrants at sea. The report...

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