(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Italy is to allow migrant rescue ships to dock until the EU reaches a deal to distribute new arrivals.
Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi said Italy would continue to accept vessels for five weeks while the EU renegotiated its existing policy.
Italy’s new right-wing government has taken a hard line on migration.
The country is the main point of entry for Africans coming to Europe by sea, but wants the burden of migrant arrivals to be shared among EU states.
