The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni referred, today, to immigration and the policy followed by her government.

The government is pulling ahead. We continue to work unceasingly to defend our borders and to restore a basic principle: enter Italy only legally, following all the procedures provided for“, emphasized the Italian Prime Minister.

The government is determined to dismantle criminal networks and make people-trafficking, which feeds the interests of third-millennium slave traders, a thing of the past. Fighting those who exploit, in order to fill their wallets, the legitimate desire of people to secure more favorable living conditions, is an absolute priority for usMeloni added.

From Brussels, a representative of the European Commission, asked about the Italy-Albania agreement on immigration, he underlined:

National law applies, but also standards linked to the provision of international protection, which are provided for by EU law. We have made it clear that all these measures must be fully consistent with Community law and must not weaken it».