Abantu baseTunisia abangamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha bahlengwe yi-Guardia di Finanza kanye ne-Coast Guard eduze nesiqhingi sasePantelleria, kulobu busuku ukufika echwebeni laseTrapani. UNdunankulu wase-Italy uGiuseppe Conte ubhalele iBrussels ukuze akholise amalungu e-EU ukuthi asungule "iseli lezinkinga" laseYurophu ukuphatha izimo eziphuthumayo kanye nokwabiwa kabusha kwabafuduki eYurophu. Imodeli ehlongozwayo yileyo eyamukelwe odabeni lwakamuva oluholele ekutheni amazwe ayisithupha amukele ingxenye yabafuduki abangama-450 abavela eLibya, abafike bahlala ePozzallo.
UMongameli uGiuseppe Conte uthole impendulo kaJunker futhi wathi "wanelisekile ukuthi isiphakamiso sokudala 'ikhabhinethi yezinkinga' ehlanganiswe yi-EU samukelwe ngokugcwele, ngokunembile ukuphatha izimo eziphuthumayo zokufuduka ngendlela ebumbene, ehlelekile futhi ezinzile ".
I-European Commission yabelane "ngomqondo wokuphuthuma wase-Italy". Indlela yesikhashana izoxhumanisa ukuhlalwa phansi ngesikhathi sasehlobo, ngaphambi kokufika ohlelweni oluphelele olujwayelekile. Inhloso ye-Italy kwakuwukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-EU isebenzisana ngqo nezifundazwe ezahlukahlukene, ingasaphathisi abaphathi "ezingcingoni zokuhlola zase-Italy kubalingani". U-Conte wayephakamise, futhi encwadini, ukuthi ukuxhumanisa kunikezwe Ikhomishini YaseYurophu ukuze kungenelele okuhlelekile kanye nokucatshangwa okukhulu kwesibopho. Indaba yesikebhe esivela eLibya esinabantu abangaba ngu-450 lapho amazwe amaningana e-EU anikela khona inikeze iziqinisekiso ezimbili ezibalulekile, kusho u-Conte, okungukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi amazwe angamalungu ahlanganyele ukubhekana nale nselelo. ukuphuthuma okukhethekile ukufeza iziphetho zoMkhandlu waseYurophu we-28 June mayelana nokufuduka.