Italian PM ‘astonished’ at Germany paying charities for refugee rescues
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#6F23M)
In stern letter to Olaf Scholz, Georgia Meloni criticises support provided for saving people in the Mediterranean
Italy's far-right prime minster, Giorgia Meloni, has written a stern letter to the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, telling him she was astonished" to learn that Berlin was paying charities to rescue people in the Mediterranean.
The row between Italy and German broke out after the Catholic charity Sant'Egidio said it had signed a fresh deal with Berlin to fund activities assisting refugees in Italy.
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