The meeting with an embrace at the Demographic Summit in Budapest, then a private face-to-face between Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orban , determined to «supplant – these are the words of the Hungarian prime minister – the liberal narrative that sees a danger in the birth rate».
«A change of regime is needed, with more and more countries led by a pro-conservative coalition. Who thought Italy would have a patriotic, pro-family government? Next spring we will win the European elections together to strengthen family-friendly policies ."
In the face-to-face meeting, the two spoke primarily about migration policies, also in light of what is happening in Lampedusa: the two, Palazzo Chigi specifies, «reaffirmed the need to act with speed and determination. Migration is a common challenge for the European Union that requires a collective response, and Meloni and Orban reiterated the need to focus on the external dimension to prevent departures , especially through decisive political and economic support to countries of origin and transit of migrants, a greater commitment to fighting human trafficking networks and an effective repatriation policy for those who have no right to remain in Europe. Conditionality mechanisms should also be implemented to ensure the cooperation of the countries of origin."
Ukraine was also discussed and the two leaders " condemned Russian aggression and hoped for a just peace , and recalling the support provided to Kiev so far, underlined the importance of maintaining the strong unity of the EU member states in broad support and multidimensional to Ukraine."
(Unioneonline/L)