Italian foreign minister: We’ve been abandoned by Europe on refugee crisis

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Politico
Harry Cooper
Aug. 14, 2017

Rome can’t cope with the migration crisis alone but has been abandoned by Europe, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said in an interview with Bild published Sunday.

Asked whether he felt Italy had been abandoned by other European countries, Alfano said: “A very clear yes,” pointing to the failure of EU governments to agree on a new burden-sharing mechanism proposed by the European Commission last year.

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Just realizing this now? I could have clued him in years ago. Nah, they knew. But the situation had to become desperate for them to dare say anything.

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Take it up with your neighbor, Frankie in The Vatican.

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Take it up with your neighbor, Frankie in The Vatican.

I wasn't thinking of that but yeah, he's not making things easier.