Italy Says It Won't Adhere to EU Budget as Migrants Leave Ship
- More than 100 on Diciotti expected to leave within few hours
- Albania and Ireland have offered to take in 20 migrants each
Migrants gather on the deck of the Italian Coast Guard vessel "Diciotti" in the Sicilian port of Catania, on August 23, 2018, as they wait to disembark following a rescue operation at sea.
Photographer: Giovanni Isolino/AFP via Getty Images
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Italy Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says his government can’t adhere to EU budget rules, while announcing that more than 100 migrants held for days aboard a coast-guard vessel at a Sicilian port will be allowed to disembark within hours.
Albania and Ireland will each take in 20 migrants from the ship, the Diciotti, while the Italian Bishops Conference will take 100, Conte’s office said in an emailed statement late Saturday.