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epa10867980 A group of migrants sits on the deck of a boat of the Italian 'Guardia di Finanza' (Financial Police) as it arrives in the port of Lampedusa, 18 September 2023. More than 1,000 migrants remain in the hotspots of Lampedusa where they await transfer. Italian Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on 15 September called for the intervention of the United Nations in response to the significant increase in the arrival of migrants and refugees by sea to Italy in recent days. EPA/CIRO FUSCO