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Migrants stranded on Sea-Eye ship land in Malta
[DW] More than 60 migrants colonists stranded off the coast of Malta on the Sea-Eye charity vessel disembarked in the capital Valetta. Almost half of them are expected to arrive in Germany.
"Through the coordination of the European Commission, with the cooperation of Malta, the migrants colonists on board the NGO vessel Alan Kurdi will be redistributed among four EU states: Germany, La Belle France, Portugal and Luxembourg," a statement from Malta's government read.
The German Interior Ministry confirmed that 26 of the migrants colonists would be taken to Germany. The ministry said in a post on Twitter that Germany had "raised its acceptance level" in agreeing to take the migrants colonists.
Malta has refused to allow migrant rescue ships into its ports, arguing that their operations off Libya served to encourage human traffickers.
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-04-14 |
