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“It is ridiculous to believe that Greece might be taking in one million migrants, registering them, then giving refuge to those who have a right to asylum and sending everyone back that does not. Greece is not doing that. We can blame the Greeks for that, but at the same time we should change the Dublin Regulation. When we insist on this unrealistic procedure, it means nothing more than that we are defending Dublin while renouncing Schengen.”

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Paolo Gentiloni

Paolo Gentiloni is an Italian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Italy. He was born on November 22, 1954. more

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