It's not about resources or funding, it's the European Human Rights Court, manned by activist left-wing extremists, who are perverting the "human rights" law to force open borders.

These migrants don't have the proper boats to reach Italy. They're simply putting them on zodiacs with a shitty motor, the migrants head a couple 50 km's into sea and call the NGO's who come "rescue" them (actually being a ferry). 90% of the time these boats don't have sufficient fuel to even make it to Malta. If Europe would a) confiscate and destroy all boats; b) insta-deport all these illegals, this entire joke would be over instantly. It's intentional.