System collapsing? The situation of migrant landings in the coming months may "even worsen". And Italy «as both the President of the European Parliament Metsola and the President of the Commission von der Leyen rightly said, must be helped at a continental level. We cannot be left alone."

Antonio Tajani, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, says this in an interview with Corriere della Sera. According to Tajani, «either we take the bull by the horns, or we don't get out of it. Not even Europe alone is enough to tackle such an enormous problem, which affects not only almost the whole of Africa but also the influx from the Balkan route. This is why we involved the United Nations, the G20", states the minister, "we worked on a large international conference which must be the start of a real process of stabilization of the Sahel".

The minister assures that we "do everything that is humanly possible: the ministries of Defence, Interior, mine, are at your service and working to deal with the emergency".

The ambassadors of Guinea and Ivory Coast, countries from which hundreds of irregular migrants leave for Italy, were summoned to the ministry and I asked that there be a more rigid criterion to slow down departures and to accept repatriations. To prevent these hungry and desperate people from arriving in Tunisia and then sailing towards our coasts. And again", continues Tajani, "I am in continuous contact with my counterparts in Algeria and Tunisia, who ensure collaboration, but even they cannot do it alone. We will already address the EU plan for Tunisia in New York."

(Unioneonline)