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Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said that thus far this year, there have been 5,044 forced repatriations of migrants who did not have the right to stay in Italy. She added that more than 200 voluntary returns had also taken place | © ANSA
At a recent meeting of the interior ministers of Italy, Malta, France and Germany in the Maltese capital Valletta, Lamorgese said that “Italy and Malta must be supported by the European Union.”
“The final agreement that we will bring to the meeting in Luxembourg next week is a first step forward towards a more equitable and balanced management of the migratory phenomenon,” she said.
“The joint final declaration of the summit is open, and we hope to have participation by other member states,” she added, referring to the low participation rate of other EU states with plans to redistribute sea migrants arriving in Italy and Malta.
