EU leaders reiterated widespread fears that the ongoing global food crisis could lead to the next migrant crisis in Europe.
EU interior ministers are warning that the ongoing global food crisis caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as other challenges to world trade, could lead to the next migration crisis in Europe.
His forecasts echo that of World Food Program leader David Beasley, who previously warned European leaders that they would face a “Hell on Earth” migration crisis if they did not act to reduce the Southern Continent’s deficiencies.
EU ministers who often bring such crises to the fore now seem to have listened to such warnings, leading to arguments that food problems in the global south could lead to the advancement of illegal African migration, according to a report by Euronews.
Authorities across the European Union have now called for action on the issue.
“We cannot let smugglers decide who lives in Europe,” Greek Interior Minister Notis Mitarachi said after the meeting in Venice, which was attended by officials from Italy, Cyprus, Malta and Spain. said.
Meanwhile, Mitarachi’s Italian colleague Luciana Lamorgese stressed that more repatriation agreements should be made between European and African countries.
Italy already has such an agreement with Tunisia, which allows the EU state to more easily deport large numbers of immigrants from the African country.
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Often facing the worst crisis on migrants, EU countries beg for full bloc action to deal with a possible migrant crisis from Africa, while the bloc leadership is busy trying to convince African political leaders that the West is not. blame in the first place.
Politicians like European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insist that the ongoing global food shortage is solely Russia’s fault, and that Vladimir Putin’s country is the reason why Ukraine, on which much of the world depends, cannot export its agricultural products. . Russia, as before, rejected the suggestion that their invasion of Ukraine caused a food crisis.
However, many in Africa don’t seem to believe this version, as African Union head Macky Sall told EU officials that the West is causing a food crisis and that the current crisis is “very serious and disturbing”.
Moreover, this seemingly icy meeting with EU lawmakers Sall was followed by a meeting with President Putin, who, according to the African leader, showed his willingness to work towards solving the problem of food shortages.
“President Putin expressed his readiness to facilitate the export of Ukrainian grains to us,” Sall said. Wrote in social networks.
“Russia is ready to provide exports of wheat and its fertilizers,” the AU representative continued. “I urge all partners to lift sanctions on wheat and fertilizer.”
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– Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall) June 3, 2022
Source: Breitbart
