After EU Parliament Changes Asylum Rules, Meloni’s Italy Approves Law Authorizing Naval Blockades Against Migrant Boats

Italian PM Meloni may set up Naval blockades against migrant boats.

Will European countries finally start protecting their borders?

Yesterday, the Italian cabinet led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni approved a bill authorizing ‘naval blockades’ to halt the invasion of migrant boats.

The measure would be implemented during periods of ‘exceptional border pressure’.

This tightening of measures against irregular arrivals reinforces Meloni’s moves to speed up repatriations of...