EU reminds Italy of moral obligations

Salvini says of refugee boat trips: "We must crush them"

(LaPresse) On migrants, Europe sends a message to Italy: there is a “moral and legal duty to rescue people at sea, according to international laws,” says a Commission spokeswoman, stressing that “we need to minimize the time people spend at sea.” Brussels, however, views positively the landing of refugees yesterday in Catania. Only women, children and frail people were disembarked from the ships Sos Humanity and Geo Barents. The NGO Humanity with the other 35 migrants on board lets it be known that it will not leave the port as requested by the executive. Matteo Salvini intervenes on the matter . “These are not shipwrecks, these are organized trips. We must crush them , says the Minister of Infrastructure.