Migration remains a hot topic in Italy ahead of European elections

  • 5 months ago
The adoption of the EU’s pact on migration and asylum has never seen Italy’s ruling majority and opposition parties so divided.

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00:00Since becoming Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni's key challenge has been to curb illegal
00:06migration, but delivering on the main promise of her political programme has been particularly
00:11tough given the sharp increase in the number of arrivals from Northern Africa since the
00:15beginning of her mandate. As she launched Brothers of Italy's electoral campaign, she
00:19took credit for changing Europe's approach to migration. If we look at official data
00:23for the first three months of 2024, the number of arrivals has decreased by more than half
00:29compared to the same period last year. Italy's government strongly supported the recent deal
00:33between the EU and Tunisia, hailing it as a success that has led to a decrease of almost
00:3860% in the number of departures.
00:59But the deal, which has been criticised by several humanitarian organisations and MEPs
01:21for failing to respect human rights, is not the only piece of legislation to have steered
01:27The adoption of the EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum has never seen Italy's ruling majority
01:32and opposition parties so divided.
01:56The visions in the Italian Parliament have also emerged following the government's call
02:17to develop the outsourcing of asylum policies, such as the protocol signed between Italy
02:22and Albania, with this approach gaining more support among member states.
02:27Giorgia Orlandi for Euronews, in Rome.

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