“I'm not particularly optimistic, but I hope that the lack of alternatives will lead to it. I would like to remind you of the fact that before May 2015 there was no overall European agenda on immigration. Nothing, zero. It wasn't until after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean that, in response to an Italian initiative, (Europe) began thinking about setting policies for the registration of refugees, their distribution or their deportation.” ThinkingMayFactsPolicyEuropeTragedyResponseImmigrationSettingOptimisticSettingsAlternativesAgendasZeroItalianInitiativeRefugeeDistributionDeportationRegistration Author:Paolo Gentiloni
“The route for the refugees currently goes through Greece and the Balkans or through Italy; if there were a crisis in north-eastern Europe, Poland might just as well be affected. In this case we are dealing with mechanisms that we do not control. We need to change that.” IfsNeedsWellsMightCasesEuropeCrisisAffectedMechanismRoutesRefugeeEasternGreeceNeed A ChangePolandEastern EuropeBalkans Author:Paolo Gentiloni
“We are not perfect. But we have doubtlessly fulfilled our obligations to the EU to a greater degree than the EU has its obligations to Italy, when it comes to the relocation or repatriation of refugees that are in our country. Italy does its homework better than the rest of Europe. Instead of the 160,000 migrants that were to be distributed across Europe, we are currently at 300.” DoeCountryPerfectGreaterDegreesEuropeObligationOur CountryFulfilledRefugeeHomeworkNot PerfectMigrants Author:Paolo Gentiloni
