Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi on
Wednesday night hailed the EU's new Migrant Pact that European
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said will mean Italy
and other frontline reception countries will no longer be left
alone to cope with the mass arrivals of asylum seekers.
The Pact, which was approved by the European Parliament and must
now go before the European Council, will come into force in two
years and will aim to speed asylum cases and favour the return
of irregular migrants to their countries of origin.
Under the Pact, border controls are boosted and a common
procedure is introduced at the EU level for the concession of
revocation of international protection.
"The European Parliament's green light for the pact on migrants
and asylum is an important step," said Tajani.
This is the way out of the Dublin (Regulation) season (when
migrants had to be registered in country of arrival, ed.).
"It was the best possible compromise.
"Europe is back in the lead in tackling legal immigration and
returning to an overall vision of the phenomenon.
"Italy played an important role as did our political family, the
(European People's Party, EPP)."
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