Italy proposes 'migration compact'

(ANSA) - Brussels, April 15 - Italy has sent a wide-ranging 'migration compact' to the presidents of the European Commission and the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, to cut migrant flows, EU sourcess said Friday. The document envisages a framework accord with countries of origin and transit and a big financial commitment by the EU which could be achieved by redistributing already earmarked funds and also via possible Eurobonds, the sources said. The compact has been drafted in view of a switch in flows of migrants and refugees to the Libya-Italy route after the Balkan route was closed off.