As Italy bears the brunt of the migrant crisis, has it been left by the EU to fend for itself? – Telegraph.co.uk

Category: Migrant Crisis

Italy has been on the frontline of the migration crisis, with thousands of asylum seekers continuingto reach its coastline every month.

Nearly 100,000 the vast majority of those coming over to Europe have arrived in Italy since the start of this year. The Italian government can be forgiven forshowing the strain, with foreign ministerAngelino Alfanotelling a German newspaper over the weekend that "we cannot cope with this burden alone". When asked if he felt Italy had been abandoned by other European Union member states, Signor Alfano said: "A very clear yes".

The ideal solution, in his view, would have been if European members had agreed on a way proposed by the Commission to share the migratory burden with each other. But some, like Hungaryand Bulgaria, kicked up a fuss. Instead, Signor Alfano said, the only solution to curbing the number of migrants "is in Libya".

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