Resident protesting in Lampedusa - 9/10/2013- Corriere della Serra -Afp Paternostro
At an October 8 meeting in Luxembourg, which was partly devoted to the question of immigration in the wake of the recent tragedy in Lampedusa, EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers decided to reinforce protection of the EU's external borders and to improve procedures for processing refugees, while clamping down on the networks that smuggle people into the EU, reports Il Manifesto.
n another response to the recent tragedy, notes Il Manifesto, EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso, Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, traveled to Lampedusa on October 9, accompanied by Italian President Enrico Letta and his Home Affairs Minister, Angelino Alfano. On arrival, they were greeted by protesting residents of the island, who say they have been left alone to face the waves of migrants arriving on their shores.
