11 June 2018

The Local: Here are the main things Italian PM Giuseppe Conte said in his first speech

"One of our objectives is to eliminate the growth gap between Italy and the European Union [...] In Europe, these issues will be strongly put forward with the aim of changing its governance, a change already under reflection and discussion in all EU member states. [...]

"Europe is our home. As a founding member we have every right to demand a stronger, fairer Europe in which the economic and monetary union is geared towards protecting the needs of its citizens, to balance the principles of responsibility and solidarity more effectively." [...]

"We will call strongly for the Dublin Regulation to be overhauled in order to ensure that the principle of fair distribution of responsibilities is respected, and to achieve an automatic system of obligatory resettlement of asylum seekers. [...]

"We defend and will defend immigrants who arrive legally in our country, who work and integrate themselves in our community while respecting the law and making a positive contribution to development. But to guarantee this indispensable integration, we must not only combat the most vile forms of exploitation linked to human trafficking [...] but also reorganize and streamline our reception system, assuring transparency on the use of public funds and wiping out all infiltration by organized crime groups."

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