Meloni Wants Italy to Lead Europe’s Efforts on Migration Flows
- Illegal migration ‘damages everyone but smugglers’: Italian PM
- EU hopes to create a roadmap to N. African economic growth
Giorgia Meloni, right, welcomes Ursula von der Leyen in Rome, July 23.
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Italy wants to limit migration inflows from North Africa to Europe by boosting cooperation among authorities aimed at restricting departures, its prime minister said.
“Illegal migration damages everyone but smugglers who use their power against the states,” Giorgia Meloni said as she opened the International Conference on Development and Migration in Rome on Sunday.