Rome .- France has temporarily suspended the entry into its territory from Italy train through the town of Mentone, located on the border between the two countries to curb the influx of immigrants, media reported Tuesday Italian media. According to sources from the Italian border police quoted by the press in this country, no train can actually come from Italy through Mentone.
The decision came a day after the Italian media announced that some of Tunisian immigrants to Rome that the Government had granted a temporary residence permit in the Italian town of Ventimiglia had crossed the French border. The granting of temporary residence permits to the Tunisians, so they can travel to countries in the Schengen area of free movement of citizens is one of the measures taken by Italy to tackle the immigration wave received from North Africa since began rioting in the area earlier this year.
A phenomenon which is estimated at about 30,000 people after arriving, mostly on the Italian island of Lampedusa, near the coast of Africa, have been redistributed by the different regions of Italy. The Italian government decided to grant temporary residence permits to those immigrants Tunisian considered economic migrants who arrived before April 5, while those who arrived after that date may be repatriated on the basis of an agreement signed with the Tunisian authorities.
The granting of temporary residence permits to immigrants so they could move freely within the Schengen area sparked protests from some European countries like France and Germany. From Paris he said that was not enough to have the permit issued by the Italian authorities to move around the Schengen area, but that immigrants should comply with other requirements like having a passport and have their own financial resources, among others.
Thus, the French authorities explained that they would "return" to Italy to the Tunisian immigrants do not respect the rules of the convention of the Schengen area without borders. Meanwhile, in Ventimiglia has registered the protest of several hundred demonstrators and Tunisian immigrants arrived from Genoa who claim the right of free movement.
On the other hand, the Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, reiterated today in an interview with the cable television channel SkyTg24 that "free movement" is available for all those with a temporary permit. 
The decision came a day after the Italian media announced that some of Tunisian immigrants to Rome that the Government had granted a temporary residence permit in the Italian town of Ventimiglia had crossed the French border. The granting of temporary residence permits to the Tunisians, so they can travel to countries in the Schengen area of free movement of citizens is one of the measures taken by Italy to tackle the immigration wave received from North Africa since began rioting in the area earlier this year.
A phenomenon which is estimated at about 30,000 people after arriving, mostly on the Italian island of Lampedusa, near the coast of Africa, have been redistributed by the different regions of Italy. The Italian government decided to grant temporary residence permits to those immigrants Tunisian considered economic migrants who arrived before April 5, while those who arrived after that date may be repatriated on the basis of an agreement signed with the Tunisian authorities.
The granting of temporary residence permits to immigrants so they could move freely within the Schengen area sparked protests from some European countries like France and Germany. From Paris he said that was not enough to have the permit issued by the Italian authorities to move around the Schengen area, but that immigrants should comply with other requirements like having a passport and have their own financial resources, among others.
Thus, the French authorities explained that they would "return" to Italy to the Tunisian immigrants do not respect the rules of the convention of the Schengen area without borders. Meanwhile, in Ventimiglia has registered the protest of several hundred demonstrators and Tunisian immigrants arrived from Genoa who claim the right of free movement.
On the other hand, the Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, reiterated today in an interview with the cable television channel SkyTg24 that "free movement" is available for all those with a temporary permit.
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