This story is from September 16, 2023

EU chief to visit Italian island hit by migrant arrivals

An EU official said Saturday that EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit the Italian island of Lampedusa with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni this weekend, following an increase in migrant landings.
EU chief to visit Italian island hit by migrant arrivals
Migrants in Italy/ AP
BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit the Italian island of Lampedusa with the country's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni this weekend after migrant arrivals surged, an EU official said Saturday.
Meloni has called on Brussels to help relieve the pressure after some 8,500 people landed by boats over three days this week on Lampedusa, just 90 miles (145 kilometres) off the coast of Tunisia.

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