Inside Italy's Cancelled Mare Nostrum Rescue Mission
The Italian Solution: Inside the Italian Navy's desperate mission to save North African immigrants from death in the Med. The other side of the water - Libya's immigration crisis exposed: • Video For more on the global immigration crisis watch our playlist: • Immigration: A Global Conundrum For more of Journeyman's top stories this week: • The Latest Current Affairs From Around The... Subscribe to journeyman for more: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/67901/short-... The Italian Navy's Operation Mare Nostrum has rescued record numbers of migrants crossing the sea from North Africa to Italy, but as it now ends the rescue program, experts say thousands are at risk. In a country suffering from recession, the rescue operation is costing around $13 million a month, and causing friction with Italy's EU partners. Many migrants walk out of Italian processing centres and head for other Euro territories. EU rules demand those rescued at sea ask for asylum in the country where they come ashore, but job and opportunity-poor Italy drives many migranti to head directly for Northern Europe. "We're heading to Milan and then find another country maybe. Sweden or Netherlands or Germany." explains Mohammad, a Syrian refugee rescued by Italian Navy. The policy is putting pressure on the EU to assist Italy with the rescues, both financially and logistically. But the other member states are reluctant to join in. And now there are growing question marks over how long the Italian government can keep rescuing the migranti lost at sea. ABC Australia - Ref 6283 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.
