SCHENGEN AT STAKE: Italy stuns EU as Conte reveals shock migrant plan at summit
ITALY’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced his country has put forward a new migration policy proposal to the European Union to “effectively” protect the Schengen Area.
By AURORA BOSOTTI
Express.co.uk
Sun, Jun 24, 2018
The newly-appointed Italian leader revealed his country had presented 15 leaders attending the European Union migration summit in Brussels with the new proposals.
Giuseppe Conte told the press: “We are here to present the Italian proposal for a new migration policy.
“A completely new Italian proposal based on the new resolution paradigm to solve the migration issue. It’s called the European Multi-Level Strategy for Migration, articulated on six premises and ten objectives.
“It’s aimed at proposing a timely regulation and management policy to control migration flows that is truly effective and sustainable.”
The new proposal demands EU member states accept their share of economic migrants entering the bloc through Italian shares or face a reduction of EU money.
The document includes 10 points that Rome suggested would help manage the influx of migrants coming to the European Union putting a strain on welcoming countries such as Italy.
According to the current policy, countries welcoming refugees and migrants in the first place are charged with handling asylum requests.
The new Italian plans insisted EU members have a joint responsibility to address the migrant crisis, suggesting that failure to work together would put the Schengen Area at risk.
Mr Conte continued: “It’s a proposal aimed at completely surpassing the Dublin Agreement.
“We believe that agreement is based on emergency logistics but we want to tackle the issue structurally. Our public opinion demands it.”
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