Why is Italy seizing the ships?<\/strong><\/p>\nItaly\u2019s new right-wing government has taken a harder stance on rescue ships bringing large numbers of migrants to Italy, which is often the nearest port for those rescued off coast of Libya.<\/p>\n
Italy\u2019s Infrastructure Minister Danilo Toninelli said the ship had broken the law by taking the migrants, even though the Libyan coastguard had already intervened to rescue them.<\/p>\n
He said Italy would seize both the Lifeline and the Seefuchs to determine their legal status, and said Italy would \u201conce again save the migrants\u201d.<\/p>\n
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini initially said in a post on Facebook that the two NGO ships should \u201cgo to Holland\u201d, as it was said to be flying under a Dutch flag, and should not dock in Italy.<\/p>\n
Whether or not the ship is Dutch is the subject of some debate. The Dutch delegation to the EU said in a tweet that the ships are not registered in the Netherlands, and not flying under its flag.<\/p>\n
Mission Lifeline, however, later posted an image on Twitter of a registration document\u00a0it says proves the ships sail under the Dutch flag.<\/p>\n
The group also tweeted that it had carried out another rescue overnight, though details of how many migrants were accepted- and by which ship \u2013 have yet to be released.<\/p>\n
The NGO\u2019s co-founder, Axel Steier, denied breaking any laws and defended his organisation\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this situation you can\u2019t wait,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you have a rescue you prevent people from dying, from drowning and then you have to make the decisions. You can\u2019t wait until someone has a port for you \u2013 you have to act immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Salvini remained undeterred, writing in a Facebook post on Friday morning that Malta should accept the Lifeline and its passengers \u2013 and reiterating that the ship should be seized.<\/p>\n
Europe\u2019s rescue row<\/strong><\/p>\nThe planned seizure of the Lifeline and Seefuchs comes amid a deepening row over migrant rescues after Italy\u2019s new populist government refused earlier this month to take in a stranded rescue ship carrying 630 migrants.<\/p>\n
The Aquarius eventually sailed to Spain\u00a0after it was also turned away by Malta. It has now resumed its operations at sea.<\/p>\n
French President Emmanuel Macron accused the Italian government of \u201ccynicism and irresponsibility\u201d for refusing to let the Aquarius dock.<\/p>\n
Then on Thursday, without referring directly to Italy, Mr Macron attacked the \u201cleprosy\u201d of anti-EU feeling among \u201cfriends and neighbours\u201d.<\/p>\n
Italy\u2019s new far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini hit back at the French president.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe may be leper populists, but I take the lessons from those who open their own ports. Welcome thousands of migrants and then we can talk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Leaders from 10 EU member states will meet in Brussels on Sunday to discuss how best to stem the flow of migrants to the bloc.<\/p>\n
The Italian government has said\u00a0it will not sign up to any EU plan unless it makes helping Italy a priority, while Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary \u2013 known as the Visegrad Group \u2013 say they will boycott the talks.<\/p>\n
Italy\u2019s government wants to deport half a million undocumented migrants, many of whom are housed in squalid reception centres. More than 600,000 have reached Italy from Libya in the past four years.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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