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With the collapse of the Ben Ali regime in Tunisia in January 2011, thousands of Tunisians have caught the boat to Europe. Their landing on the nearby Italian island of Lampedusa and the chaos this has caused in February 2011 foreshadows what could happen on the southern shores of the EU if the migration controls worked out with North African countries were to vanish.
Articles discuss this issue and Italy's wider relations with the countries of North Africa as well as the EU's policies on asylum, refugees and illegal immigration.
The Italian government formally requested aid from the European Union to help it cope with the thousands of Tunisians arriving on its shores.
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La Stampa, 14.2.11: Arab revolution lands at Lampedusa (via PressEurop)
http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/501941-arab-revolution-lands-lampedusa
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BBC News, 15.2.11: Tunisia migrants: Italy seeks EU cash over Lampedusa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12460906
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Deutsche Welle, 14.2.11: EU, Italy at odds over Tunisian asylum surge
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14842235,00.html
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Spiegel Online International, 14.2.11: Thousands of Tunisians Arrive in Italy
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,745421,00.html
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ESO: Background information: Row strands saved migrants at sea
http://www.europeansources.info/record/row-strands-saved-migrants-at-sea/
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EUObserver, 14.2.11: Italy and Malta want special summits on Africa crisis
http://euobserver.com/9/31803
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European Commission: Speech/11/106: Cecilia Malmström, Member of the European Commission responsible for Home Affairs, "Immigration flows – Tunisia situation", EP Plenary Session, Strasbourg, 15 February 2011
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/106&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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Deutsche Welle, 15.2.11: Germany rejects distribution of Tunisian refugees between EU states
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14843170,00.html
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France24, 16.2.11: Italian island overhelmed as thousand of Tunisian refugees arrive
http://www.france24.com/en/20110214-tiny-italian-island-inundated-with-illegal-Tunisian-immigrants
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Frontex: Press Release, 15.2.11: Situational Update: Migratory Influx to Southern Italy
http://frontex.europa.eu/news/situational-update-migratory-influx-to-southern-italy-kX2phP
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EurActiv, 15.2.11: EU to rush trade deal with Tunisia as 'exodus' continues
http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/eu-rush-trade-deal-tunisia-exodu-news-502150
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Spiegel Online International, 15.2.11: European Leaders Struggle with Wave of Tunisian Migrants
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,745669,00.html
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La Stampa, 24.2.11: Lampedusa, an outpost in the storm (via PressEurop)
http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/515771-lampedusa-outpost-storm
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Der Standard, 15.2.11: A diplomatic challenge (via PressEurop)
http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/503571-diplomatic-challenge
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La Repubblica, 18.2.11: What to do? Give them a job! (via PressEurop)
http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/509081-what-do-give-them-job
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