An Italian coastguard vessel stranded in the Mediterranean with more than 130 migrants aboard has been allowed to dock in the eastern Sicilian port of Augusta, but Rome on Sunday refused to let them disembark until a deal is struck with the EU, AFP reported.

“The Gregoretti berthed in the port of Augusta overnight, as is normal procedure for a military vessel,” Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said in a statement. “Now the EU has to act because the migration question concerns the whole continent.”

Some 140 migrants, who had set off from Libya in two rickety boats, were picked up by Italian patrols on Thursday night and transferred to the Gregoretti ship.

Several migrants aboard the Gregoretti have already been evacuated for medical attention, including a seven-month pregnant woman, her two children and her partner.

Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, however, has reiterated that the remaining migrants would not be able to leave the vessel until other European countries agree to take them in.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced last Monday that 14 EU members had approved a plan to redistribute refugees rescued in the Mediterranean, and eight said they would actively take part.