Commission warns Italy over degrading treatment of immigrants

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Series Details 18.12.13
Publication Date 18/12/2013
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The European Commission threatened Italy with legal action on the 18 December 2013 for possible breaches of the EU's rules on granting asylum, over its treatment of migrants arriving from Africa on the island of Lampedusa.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/justice/commission-warns-italy-degrading-news-532453
Related Links
EUObserver, 19.12.13: Italy asylum conditions spark EU threat of legal action http://euobserver.com/justice/122556
ESO: Background information: Lampedusa follow up: concrete actions to prevent loss of life in the Mediterranean and better address migratory and asylum flows http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-lampedusa-follow-up-concrete-actions-to-prevent-loss-of-life-in-the-mediterranean-and-better-address-migratory-and-asylum-flows/
European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/1178: Detention conditions in Lampedusa: Malmström expresses serious concerns http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1178_en.pdf
La Corriere della Sera, 18.12.13: Naked Migrants Forced to Queue in Cold http://www.corriere.it/english/13_dicembre_18/naked-migrants-forced-to-queue-cold-cdef0056-67db-11e3-963a-2749949921b5.shtml
Euronews, 18.12.13: Outrage over video of ‘degrading treatment’ of Lampedusa migrants http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/18/outrage-over-video-of-degrading-treatment-of-lampedusa-migrants/
European Commission: The Commissioners (2010-2014): Cecilia Malmström Blog: Tag: Lampedusa http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/malmstrom/tag/lampedusa/
European Commission: DG Migration and Home Affairs: Policies: Common European Asylum System https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/asylum_en

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