After the blunt denial of Cecilia Malmstroem, EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs responsible for immigration, even Frontex, the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders, made it known that no evidence supporting the request for action by the 'Italy in the emergency landings in Lampedusa from Tunisia.
Just Frontex, established in 2004, aims to facilitate cooperation between Member States on the management of external borders, with staff training and assistance to national authorities in case of emergency. But while the minister Roberto Maroni gave the numbers of emergency landings in Lampedusa (almost 6 thousand people from 15 January, 66 children and 60 women, 80 thousand other early arrivals) and asked for 100 million euro in Brussels, EU agency based in Warsaw was not any call for help or support.
Just Frontex, established in 2004, aims to facilitate cooperation between Member States on the management of external borders, with staff training and assistance to national authorities in case of emergency. But while the minister Roberto Maroni gave the numbers of emergency landings in Lampedusa (almost 6 thousand people from 15 January, 66 children and 60 women, 80 thousand other early arrivals) and asked for 100 million euro in Brussels, EU agency based in Warsaw was not any call for help or support.
