This handout picture taken and released on September 17, 2023 shows European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (2nd L) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) during a visit to the island of Lampedusa. Not the smugglers,'' von der Leyen declared after touring the island's hotspot. Von der Leyen also called on EU nations to accept voluntary transfers — a frequent source of discord — as the EU dispatches experts to help manage and register the high number of migrants arriving in Italy. Italy's Meloni says 'we have to stop the illegal migrant departures' during Lampedusa visit 01:08 Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at a press conference on the island of Lampedusa on September 17, 2023. In other shots, single migrants climbed over the fence of the migrant centerThe crisis is challenging unity within the EU and also Meloni’s far-right-led government.
