A European Commission delegation is
on mission in Lampedusa, European sources told ANSA on Friday.
Commission representatives are reportedly on the ground to
observe the situation first hand and decide on the next steps.
Earlier Commission spokeswoman Anitta Hipper said "Italy has our
full political support" and that the EU executive is "working
with Rome from a financial and operational point of view"
following a recent surge in the number of migrants and refugees
arriving on the tiny Sicilian island.
On Germany's decision to suspend the transfer of asylum seekers
from Italy under the EU's voluntary solidarity mechanism, Hipper
said "we need solidarity and we count on all member states".
"We need to cooperate closely, we need more solidarity," she
insisted.
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