Saved EU's honour on migrants - Gentilon (4)

(ANSA) - Rome, October 18 - Italy has "saved Europe's honour" on the migrant crisis and "this pride allows us to be very demanding towards other EU countries," Premier Paolo Gentiloni said Wednesday.
    Briefing the Lower House on this week's EU summit, Gentiloni also said the EU must make "steps forward" on growth and Italy must be "united and strong on this".
    Gentiloni told the House on the upcoming EU summit that "we have 15 months ahead of us that may prove to be decisive if certain opportunities are taken" for the EU's future, "or can confirm the difficult situation". Gentiloni told the House that the "priority" for Italy in Brexit was to "safeguard the rights of Italians" and stressed that "Italian citizens living in the UK must not be hurt".
    On Thursday and Friday in Brussels EU leaders are set to look at a number of the most pressing issues, including migration, defence, foreign affairs and digitalisation.