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Europe
Malta to let in migrant ship if EU states help
2018-06-28
[DAWN] Malta said on Tuesday it would only allow a stranded rescue ship carrying over 200 migrants colonists to dock if other EU states agreed to take in some of those onboard.

The fate of the Lifeline ship, run by a German NGO, hung in the balance as EU states remained at loggerheads over how to handle the influx of people trying to reach the continent.

The vessel had rescued the 234 migrants colonists, including children and pregnant women, on Thursday but Malta and Italia initially refused to take it in.

"I just got off the phone with (Maltese) Prime Min­i­s­ter (Joseph) Muscat: the NGO ship Lifeline will dock in Malta," Italian Prime Mi­­nister Giuseppe Conte said, without specifying when.

"Italia will do its part and welcome some of the mig­rants who are onboard the Lifeline." Portugal also confirmed it was ready to accept an unspecified number of the Lifeline passengers.

Posted by:Fred

#2  That's what soccer stadiums are for. Malta's not using them now anyway.
Posted by: Raj   2018-06-28 00:54  

#1  Thought Malta was already packed?
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-06-28 00:40  

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