Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini reiterated on Monday that he does not intend to let a group of migrants rescued by a ship run by the Sea-Watch NGO land in Italy. He was commenting after the European Commission called on the EU member states involved in the case to find a solution for the 43 migrants who have been at sea for almost two weeks because a port of safety has not been allocated.
"Does the European Union want to solve the Sea-Watch problem? That's easy," said League leader Salvini.
"It's a Dutch ship, the NGO is German - half of the immigrants should go to Amsterdam, the other half to Berlin.
"Then seize the pirate ship".
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), meanwhile, said Monday it has received a request from the migrant search-and-rescue vessel Sea Watch 3 for the ECHR to implement interim measures asking Italy to allow the vessel to disembark migrants. The ECHR sent a series of questions to both the Sea Watch 3 and the Italian government, the latter of which must respond by Monday afternoon. ECHR regulations allow it to ask Italy to adopt what are defined as urgent measures that "serve to prevent serious and irremediable violations of human rights".
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