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"The debate we are dealing with today is particularly important. In fact, over 4 000 refugees from nearby Tunisia have been recorded landing on the island of Lampedusa in the last four days alone. Thus, a public health crisis is developing on a scale never before recorded. It should also be borne in mind that the local council is tackling this crisis without the appropriate resources and facilities that the situation requires.
Italy immediately turned to the European Union to request prompt action. However, while I vehemently support this request for help, I would stress that the commitment by Frontex – the European agency charged with tackling landings in the Mediterranean – is valuable but insufficient to deal with the landings of Tunisian illegal immigrants. During the February mini-session, I expressed my concerns about the deteriorating situations in the countries of North Africa and their resulting repercussions in Europe. I will emphasise it again here in this Chamber that the European Union needs to make a greater commitment to an effective common immigration policy that will enable the EU to manage illegal immigration and, above all, to come to the aid of those countries, such as Italy, that are more directly exposed to the flow of immigrants."@en1
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