The Italian prime minister’s meeting and lunch lasted about two hours Georgia Meloni with the German chancellor Olaf Solz this Thursday in Rome, with Mrs. Meloni sending a message to the chancellor on immigration.

Speaking to journalists, the Italian Prime Minister said that “Germany knows that without Italy and the EU countries with sea borders it is difficult to get a more effective immigration policy from today. If we do not address the issue of protecting the external borders and combating human trafficking, it will be very difficult to meet these challenges.”

The Italian Prime Minister expressed the hope that “the member countries of the Union will be able to reach a compromise and meet ‘halfway’, regarding the revision of the Dublin Agreement”.

At the same time, he underlined that next Sunday he will go to Tunisia again, together with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for a series of meetings, with the aim of giving a positive contribution to the conclusion of the agreement between Tunisia and the IMF . “However, the will of both sides is necessary”, he pointed out meaningfully.

Georgia Meloni, also referring to the Stability Pact, sent another message to Berlin, noting that “new rules are needed, which take into account the issue of competitiveness”. “We are of the opinion that the reform of the Pact must take into account the issue of growth, flexibility and European investment support,” clarified the head of the Italian government.

Referring to immigration, the German chancellor underlined that “the challenges of immigration and refugees in the European Union are only treated jointly. Any attempt to shift the blame to others is doomed to failure. Italy is making great efforts but many asylum seekers also arrive in Germany, despite the fact that we have no external borders. Pointing the finger at each other does not help, cooperation is needed and I believe that joint action plans are necessary in the immigration field”.