Crisis in Europe: The largest influx of immigrants in the last 8 years has united countries

While Italy was shocked by the influx of irregular migrants to the small island of Lampedusa, the situation sparked a crisis among European countries.

The country went into alarm when 6,800 immigrants arrived on the Italian island in one day and there was no space left in the reception center. The number of migrants, most of whom arrived from Tunisia by boat, since the beginning of this week was reported to have exceeded 11,000.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on the European Union (EU) to establish a joint mission to intercept migrant boats arriving from North Africa. The mayor of Lampedusa, Filippo Mannino, stated that Europe leaves Italy alone.

GERMANY: WE DO NOT ACCEPT IMMIGRANTS

As the number of irregular migrants entering Italy this year doubled from last year and approached 130,000, the far-right Meloni government asked Europe for help, while other countries found the solution by increasing measures on the Italian border. .

The latest influx of migrants has created division in Europe, which is facing the largest wave of migrants since the 2015 crisis.

While Italy called on other countries to share responsibility, Germany announced it would not accept Italian immigrants and France increased security measures on the Italian border.