BRUSSELS. On the migrant dossier, «the problems to be resolved will be resolved with the French presidency. Today the »transalpine« interior minister gave the presidency’s priorities, we hope that the principle of solidarity will always be combined with that of responsibility ». This was stated by the Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese on the sidelines of the EU Council on Internal Affairs. “We have two principles: that of voluntary redistribution – because there will always be countries, such as the Visegrad ones, that will not participate” but “we will have to think together with the Commission about possible penalties”.
In managing migratory flows, Italy is “on the line of strong partnerships with third countries because it is very important that resources reach countries that are in difficulty because it is necessary to work to prevent departures” since “maritime borders are very different from those on land “and” once (the migrants, ed.) leave it is not that they can stop in the middle of the sea “, but” we must work with the rescue and re-location with other countries “.
The minister also spoke about Belarus. «The numbers we see from Belarus are certainly lower than ours. There we talk about a hybrid threat and it is a very different thing from immigration as a structural problem of a country “. On the fact that “the other countries have changed their orientation, I would say that the topic has been centered above all on political reflections”, he added.