Must be said that Coast Guard saves lives - Johansson

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 14 - The lifesaving work of the Italian coast guard must be acknowledged, European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said Tuesday.
    "We have to remember that over the same weekend as the Cutro tragedy, the Italian Coast Guard saved the lives of 1,300 people: they are doing a great job and this should be acknowledged," said Johansson during a news conference on European integrated border management and mutual recognition of return decisions at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
    In Europe we have saved one million lives in the Mediterranean," added European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas.
    "This is a figure that is not highlighted," he added. (ANSA).