Lampedusa is wake-up call for EU immigration policy, church says

Francesco Montenegro, the archbishop of the Sicilian archdiocese of Agrigento and Lampedusa, visited Brussels in November 2013 to urge EU representatives to boost their actions on asylum and migration and to 'put the human being first' in their policy initiatives.

In the meantime, Italy's Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said on the 18 November 2013 that Al Qaeda members might be among thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean by boat from Africa to Europe, posing a potential security risk for the European Union.

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ESO: Background information: Mediterranean 'a cemetery' - Maltese PM Muscat http://www.europeansources.info/record/mediterranean-a-cemetery-maltese-pm-muscat/

European Movement: EuroBriefing, 18.11.13: EU migration policy after Lampedusa. http://ymlp.com/zuR0Qj

EurActiv, 19.11.13: Italian foreign chief warns Al Qaeda members may be among migrants http://www.euractiv.com/justice/italian-foreign-chief-warns-al-q-news-531787

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 19.11.13: EU asylum policy must be fairer for those in need and must distribute burdens more equally among member states http://bit.ly/IdnQDm

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