Grecja.Po tragedy in the Mediterranean Cipras wants EU action – Gazeta.pl

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Cipras , as Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, spoke in favor of convening an extraordinary EU summit on the crisis of immigration. “I spoke about this phone with his Italian colleague,” – said the head of the Greek government in a television address.

From January to the end of March, Greece has adopted more than 10,000 refugees, mostly from war-torn Syria homework. In the same period last year there were less than 2900.

Cipras calls for greater support from the EU for countries that take most of the refugees, as well as diplomatic activities in the countries of origin.

In the Mediterranean, it takes a great rescue and search for survivors from a fishing vessel that sailed from the Libyan coast towards Italy. Coast Guard admitted he did not know how many immigrants were on board a fishing boat overturned, and how many were killed. The first report stated 700 victims. Later, there were reports that cutter could be even 950 people. So far, 24 bodies were found, rescued 28 people.