![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/italian-prime-minister-giorgia-meloni-demands-germany-and-norway-take-migrants-rescued-by-pirate-ships/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TELEMMGLPICT000314842608_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQf0Rf_Wk3V23H2268P_XkPxc.jpeg&description=Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has demanded that Germany and Norway take in around 1,000 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by what she called 'pirate ships' operated by NGOs flying European flags. Her new hard-Right government says it will no longer accept refugees and migrants who sail over from the coast of North Africa and is considering banning humanitarian rescue vessels from its waters. "If an NGO ship flies, let's say, the flag of Germany, there are two possibilities: either Germany recognises it and takes care of it, or that ship becomes a pirate ship," Ms Meloni said in remarks that are soon to be included in a new book by a prominent Italian journalist. Around 1,000 asylum seekers have been rescued in recent days by three NGO boats, one of them flagged to Germany and another to Norway. The humanitarian charities appealed to Italy and neighbouring Malta to be allowed to disembark the people they have rescued. Rescue organisation SOS Mediterranee said it had received no response from either Rome or Valletta and that it was facing "a complete blockage in high sea and an implicit ban from entering" Italian ports. The vessel it operates, Ocean Viking, is carrying more than 230 migrants. Ms Meloni has accused such organisations of breaching international law by acting as a "shuttle" between North Africa and Europe. Her hard-line stance is echoed by Matteo Salvini, the leader of the anti-immigration League party, who is serving as interior minister in the new government. He also says that NGO vessels operating in the Mediterranean should take migrants to the countries to which they are flagged. He recently wrote on Twitter: 'A message for the traffickers of human beings and their accomplices - as we set out in the election campaign, Italy will no longer tolerate the business of clandestine immigration and out of control landings. 'Foreign NGOs will have to adapt accordingly.' His tweet was accompanied by an image showing a red 'stop' sign over photos){kind=link}
The new hard-Right government in Italy says it will no longer accept refugees who sail over from the coast of Africa
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has demanded that Germany and Norway take in around 1,000 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by what she called “pirate ships” operated by NGOs flying European flags.
Her new hard-Right government says it will no longer accept refugees and migrants who sail over from the coast of North Africa and is considering banning humanitarian rescue vessels from its waters.
“If an NGO ship flies, let’s say, the flag of Germany, there are two possibilities: either Germany recognises it and takes care of it, or that ship becomes a pirate ship,” Ms Meloni said in remarks that are soon to be included in a new book by a prominent Italian journalist.
Around 1,000 asylum seekers have been rescued in recent days by three NGO boats, one of them flagged to Germany and another to Norway.