Italy working with Germany, France, and Malta to establish a quota system for distributing migrants rescued at sea. So far, they have been unable to get potential partner countries to agree.
The recent arrival of refugees and migrants on a tiny Italian island is polarising attitudes towards migration.
Lampedusa is a key arrival point for thousands of people trying to get to Europe.
In the past two days, hundreds of migrants have made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean.
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