Mogherini on board the Cavour: we can be proud of the European reaction
(BRUSSELS2) It was a necessary visit for the head of European diplomacy. A year after a shipwreck at sea which had seen nearly 900 people lose their lives, on April 18, 2015, Federica Mogherini was on the Cavour, the (Italian) flagship of the European operation mounted, in a few weeks, to avoid any new tragedy.
An operation set up in record time
« This is one of the stories of the European Union, of which we can be proud stressed the High Representative of the EU in front of the multinational crew of the Cavour. " We managed to set up the operation in a record time of one month. And we achieved full operational capability two months later. Since early October, we have been operating in international waters with a clear priority in mind: saving lives »
The priority to save lives
Lampedusa experienced many times tragedies like this. But it was the first time that the European Union reacted as such she congratulated herself. Since then, 13.000 people have been saved, including 800 children. " A year ago we had a sense of shame, I'm not afraid to use that word, we were ashamed of a Europe that was not able to save lives, Today we can be proud of a Europe that is capable of saving lives »
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