UN: EU must help Italy cope with refugee crisis
Europe should help Italy cope with a massive influx of migrants from North Africa, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, as fears mounted of a deeper crisis with the possible arrival of waves of refugees from Libya.
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Italy blocks African evacuees fleeing Libya
Italy on Tuesday blocked a ferry loaded with more than 1,800 Africans fleeing Libya from docking in Sicily amid immigration fears as the EU urged the authorities to check whether refugees could be on board.
Italy not mulling Libyan stake freeze for now – source
Italy is not considering freezing Libyan stakes in Italian companies at present since the Libyan entities holding the stakes are not included on an EU assets freeze list a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.