Italian Senate will evaluate measures to address migration crisis

Havana, April 11 (RHC) - The Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Italian Senate is evaluating the measures in a new government decree to deal with the migration crisis affecting the European country.

In statements to the press, a parliamentary spokesman assured that few corrections are expected to this initiative, which aims at strengthening the fight against traffickers and stopping the departure of migrants from nations such as Tunisia and Libya.

Approved by the Council of Ministers on April 4, the decree includes new agreements with the issuing countries; it also implements a system that covers more aspects in the special protection procedures in the European country.

Likewise, the package of measures also intends to implement mechanisms to facilitate and increase repatriations to the main nations of departure or origin of immigrants. In this sense, the Government intends to open at least one Detention Center for Repatriations (CPRS) in the 21 regions of Italy. Currently there are nine: one in Rome, two in Sicily and in Apulia, as well as one in Basilicata, Piedmont, Sardinia and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

The evaluation in the Italian legislative body takes place in the context of a worsening of the migratory situation; only last Monday some 26 landings were registered on the island of Lampedusa, with 974 people and the day before the figure reached 17 with 679 migrants. (Source: Telesur)