EU holds crisis talks about migrant influx after Italy threatens to block rescue ships

‘European ministers are holding emergency talks on the migrant crisis, after Italy threatened to block rescue ships due to the “unsustainable” flows of people.
Interior ministers from Germany, France, Spain and Italy will discuss the situation in Paris on Sunday, and consider the request from Rome for rescue ships with foreign flags to disembark in other countries.
Speaking on Sunday, Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti told newspaper Il Messaggero: “If the only ports refugees are taken to are Italian, something is not working.”
Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni also accused other European nations of “looking the other way”.’
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