Speaking at an event hosted by Italy’s General Confederation of Businesses (Confcommercio) on Tuesday, Piantedosi said there was “a serious economic, social and stability crisis” in this North African nation, acknowledging that the Tunisian government is “taking a step much to address this.” curbing the migration phenomenon”, which could double.
The Italian Interior Ministry published an updated report a few hours ago, saying that 26,927 migrants have disembarked in that country since January 1, 2023, more than 6,500 of them in the last five days.
In the same period of 2022, the number reached only 6,543 people, similar to the previous year when 6,334 were registered, highlighting the current intensification of the migration crisis.
Last Thursday, 491 immigrants entered the country, while 2,814 arrived on Friday, 2,007 on Saturday, 752 on Sunday and 500 on Monday, for a total of 6,564 people, the report said.
Of the approximately 27,000 migrants who arrived in Italy in 2023, 3,660 are from Ivory Coast, accounting for 14.0 percent of the total, while 3,177 are Guineans, 1,986 Pakistanis, 1,896 Bangladeshis, 1,771 Tunisians, 1,195 Egyptians and 1,500 Cameroonians.
770 nationals from Mali, 680 from Gambia, 654 from Burkina Faso also arrived, as well as another 10,088 people from other nations, and of the total, 2,641 are unaccompanied minors, the source said.
At the last European Union Summit, held on March 23-24 in Brussels, the Belgian capital, Italy proposed migration agreements between the regional community and the issuing countries and the financing of their stability, as well as a greater commitment to control and rescue and repatriation actions.
Faced with the complex economic and political situation in Tunisia, the Italian government called for urgent action from the regional community at this forum, as the Italian government believes that “this country is at risk of collapse,” according to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, which would exacerbate the migratory crisis .
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