Europe struggles to fix migrant predicament

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Europe struggles to fix migrant predicament

STORY: Europe struggles to fix migrant predicament SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20-25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: LAMPEDUSA, Italy CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the migrants 2. various of migrants' ships 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SERENA CORNIGLIA, Supervisor of migrant reception centers with the Italian Red Cross 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): GIUSEPPE PALMISANO, Bar owner 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAMSUN YOSEEF, Migrant from Ethiopia 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DANNIEL WOLDE, Migrant 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): FRIEDRICH REICH, NGO Rescue ship member from Germany STORYLINE: Migration has returned as a hotly debated issue in the European Union (EU) while a fresh crisis is looming on the continent. Irregular crossings at the EU's external borders increased by 17 percent in the first 11 months of this year to over 355,300, surpassing full-year totals in any year since 2016. Most migrants chose the Central Mediterranean route, a risky one that has seen many migrant shipwrecks due t

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