E 'clash between Italy and the European Union on the management of the flow of immigrants from Tunisia landed on Lampedusa in the last days. According to the Commissioner for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom, Italy offeti refused aid from the EU, rejecting ' the accusations made by flatly own authorities' inaction on the Italian in Brussels meet emergency needs immigrants. ''I am very surprised,''said the Malmstrom, stressing that its has received a timely response by the EU and''slow and bureaucratic.'' From Saturday,''I was formally in contact with the authorities' Italian, which I asked how the Commission could give its support. Their answer is' was' no thanks, not at this time we need it'''he said in a statement. ''The European Commission - said the spokesman Michele Cercone commissioner - and 'ready to help Italy in the measures that the responsible authorities if the' require it.'' Maroni asked la collaborazione delle istituzioni europee per fronteggiare l'emergenza umanitaria degli immigrati provenienti dai Paesi del Maghreb, in particolare dalla Tunisia, lamentando l'assenza delle istituzioni europee. E a stretto giro di posta e' arrivata la controreplica del ministro dell'Interno, Roberto Maroni, che ha smentito le dichiarazione del commissario Cecilia Malmstrom. '''Non e' vero che l'Italia ha rifiutato l'aiuto della Commissione europea nell'affrontare gli sbarchi provenienti dalla Tunisia'', ha dichiarato Isabella Votino, portavoce di Maroni. ''Maroni e Malmstrom hanno parlato sabato'', ha spiegato il portavoce sottolineando che il ministro ha avanzato diverse richieste all'Ue: l'intervento di Frontex per il controllo del Mediterranean and the management of the centers for migrants and repatriation of illegal immigrants on the principle of burden sharing their 'cause all EU countries have commitments to keep the refugees and illegal immigrants. ''As for these demands, we have not received any response at the time,''he added.
''But we do not need to take the dispute with the Commissioner Malstrom, for which Maroni had words of praise,''he said. The Minister then stated the terms of the Italian offer to send in Tunisia police officers to combat illegal immigration, a proposal which had caused a controversy in the Government of Tunisia.
''The intention of the Italian Government and 'to provide support to the Tunisian police sending our forces to control the coast, the only way to prevent the departure of illegal immigrants,''he said Maroni. Today in Tunisia,''not there 's just a security system and we are willing to provide resources, equipment and patrol ships.'' Yesterday, the Italian minister had announced its intention to ask the Tunisian Minister of Interior for permission to deploy Italian agents on the spot. Government spokesman in Tunis had called''unacceptable''to the proposal, accusing the minister League to be a representative''of the extreme racist right.'' Today, the Foreign Ministry said that Tunisia''and 'ready to cooperate with international governments''to stem the flow of illegal immigrants to Europe,''but does not tolerate interference in its internal affairs''
LAMPEDUSA ARRIVED IN 4 A THOUSAND LAST LAST NIGHT LANDING
And 'round the''emergency landings in Lampedusa''with more than 4,000 immigrants arrived from 8th February. The last landing''- said the ASC commander of the harbor of Lampedusa, Antonio Morana - we had yesterday evening alle 20.30, circa 83 persone''. Intanto per circa 2 mila immigrati sbarcati sull'isola e' passata la prima notte nel Centro d'accoglienza. Resta il mistero sul barcone che sarebbe stato speronato da una motovedetta tunisina al largo di Gabes causando circa 29 morti: ''Non abbiamo conferma ufficiale da fonti italiane'', spiega infatti Morana. Questa mattina all'alba, a Pantelleria, i carabinieri hanno intercettato cinque immigrati sbarcati sull'isola. Ma ''si tratta di sbarchi con numeri praticamente nulli rispetto a Lampedusa''. Intanto, dalla piccola isola, e' partito un traghetto della Siremar diretto in Sicilia con 125 tunisi a bordo, sbarcati nei giorni scorsi, e ''sull'isola ne sono rimasti circa 2.300, in parte ospitati nel Centro host,''he said at ASCO Morana. ''The last landing we had yesterday evening at 20.30, about 83 people, now there 's a bit of sea and we hope this discourages them.'' However, as regards the other two boats spotted yesterday afternoon at 87 miles and 37 miles from the island of Lampedusa,''there is no news'. We did not confirm nor 'recommendations and assume that it is returned to Tunisia. Meanwhile, continue the air patrols and those of the units' ship at sea.''
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