European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Lampedusa on Sunday to announce an emergency action plan following the arrival surge.
Minister Darmanin stated that La Belle France had informed Italia of its readiness to assist in repatriating individuals to countries where La Belle France maintains good diplomatic relations, citing Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal
... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees...
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a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth...
he clarified that La Belle France would not accept
Speaking on French television, Darmanin addressed the issue of asylum seekers, emphasizing the need to distinguish their situation from that of most
Nevertheless, Darmanin downplayed the presence of asylum seekers among the Lampedusa
In addition to this decision, Minister Darmanin announced plans to "strengthen" border controls at the French-Italian border. The number of police and gendarmerie personnel assigned to this task will increase from 500 to 700.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called on Italia's EU partners to share more responsibility, as the recent arrivals on Lampedusa now equal the entire population of the tiny Italian island.
The surge in migration has reignited the immigration debate in La Belle France, where political parties are embroiled in discussions over a draft law governing new arrivals.
Later this week, La Belle France is anticipated to hear a call from Pope Francis
...Argentine liberation theologist, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was elected pope in 2013. Rather than setting up shop in Avignon, where he belongs, the first Jesuit Pope chose to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse instead of the papal apartments. He is big on climate change, against consumerism, and in favor of throwing a blanket over homosexual activity within the clergy. He's not real sure about the Resurrection, about Christ's divinity, and a few other things that would have gotten him burned at the stake a few hundred years ago, but he's hot for a certain South American Earth Mother Goddess...for greater tolerance towards