Five EU states agreed to take in scores of migrants stranded for weeks on board ...
BRUSSELS/MADRID - Five EU states agreed to take in scores of migrants stranded for weeks on board a crowded rescue ship, EU authorities said on Wednesday, ending a prolonged standoff with Rome over their fate.
They finally disembarked on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday night after an Italian prosecutor ordered the ship’s seizure and evacuation. Several of the migrants jumped overboard and tried to swim to shore. Signs of the impact of the migration crisis were also evident in Madrid, where the government said the Open Arms was not authorized to carry out rescues, only to provide humanitarian aid. The charity had previously been threatened with a fine if it continued to perform rescues.
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