(Euronews) Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni came to power in October last year promising a firmer grasp on immigration. But her efforts have not slowed the arrivals.
More than 100,000 migrants have landed on Italian shores so far this year, according to official data updated today by the Ministry of the Interior.
The data shows that between 1 January 2023 and 16 August, 101,386 migrants reached Italian shores.
That’s more than double the number recorded in the same period in 2022, and almost triple that of 2021, when 34,556 landings were recorded.
