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| Italy PM Renzi attacks northern regions for refusing migrants | Italy PM Renzi attacks northern regions for refusing migrants |
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| Italy's government has criticised leaders in the north of the country for their refusal to host any more migrants rescued from the Mediterranean. | Italy's government has criticised leaders in the north of the country for their refusal to host any more migrants rescued from the Mediterranean. |
| Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said it was hard to seek EU help on migration "when some regions in your own country say the problem has nothing to with them". | Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said it was hard to seek EU help on migration "when some regions in your own country say the problem has nothing to with them". |
| Leaders in Lombardy, Liguria and Veneto warn they cannot accept more migrants. | Leaders in Lombardy, Liguria and Veneto warn they cannot accept more migrants. |
| Italy is struggling with a huge surge in migration, with nearly 6,000 people rescued from the sea just this weekend. | Italy is struggling with a huge surge in migration, with nearly 6,000 people rescued from the sea just this weekend. |
| More than 50,000 people have arrived in Italy this year, most of them setting sail from Libya aboard unsafe vessels. | More than 50,000 people have arrived in Italy this year, most of them setting sail from Libya aboard unsafe vessels. |
| More than 1,500 people have drowned while making the Mediterranean crossing this year. The deaths have prompted an EU effort to boost naval patrols off Libyan waters. | More than 1,500 people have drowned while making the Mediterranean crossing this year. The deaths have prompted an EU effort to boost naval patrols off Libyan waters. |
| The rescued migrants are brought ashore to centres throughout Italy, where they are expected to remain until their claims for asylum within the EU have been processed. | The rescued migrants are brought ashore to centres throughout Italy, where they are expected to remain until their claims for asylum within the EU have been processed. |
| Speaking to reporters after the G7 summit in Germany, Mr Renzi said the EU had to acknowledge that its current system for dealing with migrants was not working. | Speaking to reporters after the G7 summit in Germany, Mr Renzi said the EU had to acknowledge that its current system for dealing with migrants was not working. |
| "What we need to do at the moment is solve problems, not by shouting but through action," he said. | "What we need to do at the moment is solve problems, not by shouting but through action," he said. |
| He also urged the EU to take in more refugees from Italy, saying a recent plan to relocate 24,000 refugees to other European countries was "not enough". | He also urged the EU to take in more refugees from Italy, saying a recent plan to relocate 24,000 refugees to other European countries was "not enough". |
| The influx has put a severe strain on Italy's asylum infrastructure, and has fuelled support for right-wing politicians who oppose immigration. | The influx has put a severe strain on Italy's asylum infrastructure, and has fuelled support for right-wing politicians who oppose immigration. |
| On Sunday, the president of Lombardy, Roberto Maroni, said his region would not take in any more migrants. He also threatened to cut funding for local authorities who continued to accept migrants. | On Sunday, the president of Lombardy, Roberto Maroni, said his region would not take in any more migrants. He also threatened to cut funding for local authorities who continued to accept migrants. |
| His stance was supported by Luca Zaia, the president of Veneto and a member of the Northern League. He was also backed by Giovanni Toti, the newly-elected president of the Liguria region and a member of Forza Italia. | |
| The three northern regions are among the most affluent in Italy, and have so far accommodated around 15% of the latest migrant influx. | The three northern regions are among the most affluent in Italy, and have so far accommodated around 15% of the latest migrant influx. |
| Sicily, a relatively poor southern region with high unemployment, has accommodated 22%. | Sicily, a relatively poor southern region with high unemployment, has accommodated 22%. |
| Italy's government predicts a total of 200,000 migrants will arrive on its shores this year, up from 170,000 in 2014. | Italy's government predicts a total of 200,000 migrants will arrive on its shores this year, up from 170,000 in 2014. |