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France-Italy row could further disrupt the EU's already erratic¹ handling of migrants

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A fallout between France and Italy over migrants rescued in the Mediterranean³ is poisoning diplomatic relations between the two countries.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

A fallout between France and Italy over a boat carrying migrants rescued in the Mediterranean is poisoning diplomatic relations between the European neighbors. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports this could further disrupt the EU's already erratic handling of migrants.

ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE⁴: While France and Italy bickered⁵, a humanitarian⁶ boat carrying 234 migrants, including 57 children, hovered⁷ for nearly two weeks in international waters. French humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee, which operates the Ocean Viking, called the incident a dramatic failure. International maritime⁸ law states that people rescued at sea must be brought to the nearest and safest harbor, says immigration specialist Matthieu Tardis.

MATTHIEU TARDIS: So this is why it's always Italy when it comes to people departing from Africa and from Libya.

BEARDSLEY: Tardis says Italy's new right-wing prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is trying to demonstrate her anti-immigration bona fides. Maloney forced French President Emmanuel Macron's hand by thanking him for taking in the ship, in effect obliging him to do so. Now Macron is under attack by his own far-right opponents, like Marine¹⁰ Le Pen.

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MARINE LE PEN: (Speaking French).

BEARDSLEY: "Because of our president, our country ceded," she said. "It's just the beginning. Now these NGO boats, who are complicit with the human traffickers, are going to want to come to French ports."

The EU does have a way to help countries on the front lines of migration⁹ - 21 EU nations are part of a solidarity¹¹ mechanism¹² and have committed to taking a quota¹³ of the thousands of migrants who arrive every year by sea. The Italian government says the system is not working. And not letting the boat dock sends a signal that the EU must play a bigger role.

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GERALD DARMANIN: (Speaking French).

BEARDSLEY: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin slammed Italy and said his country is putting on hold its pledge to relocate migrants. Incomprehensible, responded the Italian government. Judith Sunderland is Europe director for Human Rights Watch.

JUDITH SUNDERLAND: Equitable¹⁴ sharing of responsibility for asylum¹⁵ seekers across the European Union. This is a incredibly divisive issue.

BEARDSLEY: ...That EU states have not been able to agree on. At a time when the conditions forcing people to flee their countries - war, climate change and famine - are getting worse, Sunderland says the lack of a predictable system inevitably¹⁶ leads to chaos¹⁷. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

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1 erratic   

adj.古怪的，反复无常的，不稳定的

参考例句：

• The old man had always been cranky and erratic.那老头儿性情古怪,反复无常。
• The erratic fluctuation of market prices is in consequence of unstable economy.经济波动致使市场物价忽起忽落。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 bickered   

v.争吵( bicker的过去式和过去分词 )；口角；（水等）作潺潺声；闪烁

参考例句：

• The afternoon sun bickered through the leaves. 午后的阳光闪烁于树叶之间。 来自辞典例句
• They bickered over [about] some unimportant thing. 他们为芝麻小事争吵。 来自辞典例句

6 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

7 hovered   

鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
• A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。

8 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

9 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

10 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

11 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

12 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

13 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

14 equitable   

adj.公平的；公正的

参考例句：

• This is an equitable solution to the dispute. 这是对该项争议的公正解决。
• Paying a person what he has earned is equitable. 酬其应得,乃公平之事。

15 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

16 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

17 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。