Government denies Italian news report claiming Italy, Malta trading migrants for oil rights
Friday, 18 September 2015, 08:27
Last update: about 12 years ago
The Maltese government this afternoon denied allegations made by an Italian newspaper which claimed that Italy is now taking the migrants "that Malta does not want" in exchange for oil rights. The news report followed the recent controversy that ensued after Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela first admitted, than denied that Malta had an informal agreement with Italy for the latter to take all migrants from Malta. ...