Commission warns Italy over degrading treatment of immigrants

The European Commission threatened Italy with legal action on the 18 December 2013 for possible breaches of the EU's rules on granting asylum, over its treatment of migrants arriving from Africa on the island of Lampedusa.

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EUObserver, 19.12.13: Italy asylum conditions spark EU threat of legal action http://euobserver.com/justice/122556

ESO: Background information: Lampedusa follow up: concrete actions to prevent loss of life in the Mediterranean and better address migratory and asylum flows http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-lampedusa-follow-up-concrete-actions-to-prevent-loss-of-life-in-the-mediterranean-and-better-address-migratory-and-asylum-flows/

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/1178: Detention conditions in Lampedusa: Malmström expresses serious concerns http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1178_en.pdf

La Corriere della Sera, 18.12.13: Naked Migrants Forced to Queue in Cold http://www.corriere.it/english/13_dicembre_18/naked-migrants-forced-to-queue-cold-cdef0056-67db-11e3-963a-2749949921b5.shtml

Euronews, 18.12.13: Outrage over video of ‘degrading treatment’ of Lampedusa migrants http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/18/outrage-over-video-of-degrading-treatment-of-lampedusa-migrants/

European Commission: The Commissioners (2010-2014): Cecilia Malmström Blog: Tag: Lampedusa http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/malmstrom/tag/lampedusa/

European Commission: DG Migration and Home Affairs: Policies: Common European Asylum System https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/asylum_en

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