On Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plan to visit the Italian island of Lampedusa where thousands of migrants arrived this week from Tunisia.
Meloni said in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday evening that Italy needs the EU’s help to handle the emergency.
“The migratory pressure Italy has been experiencing since the beginning of the year is unsustainable,” said the far-right politician. As images of