2024-02-05 17:00:30
At the Italy-Africa Summit that took place on January 29 at the Madama Palace in the city of Rome, Giorgia Meloni presented the “Plan Mattei” in order to control the massive flow of illegal migrants.
Twenty-two heads of state and African governments attended the meeting at the headquarters of the Italian Senate, along with the leaders of the African Union and the UN.
Within the framework of a summit in which around twenty African leaders and senior EU officials participated, the italian prime minister presented the development cooperation project for the neighboring continent.
Giorgia Meloni’s plan to control massive illegal immigration in Italy
The initiative is based on an initial allocation of 5.5 billion euros.
It would complement actions already underway, which are focused on climate adaptation and the development of clean energy in Africa.
“To become a natural center for the energy supply of all of Europe, a goal that we can achieve if we use energy as a key to development,” Meloni breathed.
Actions planned by the Government of Italy include pilot schemes in areas such as education, healthcare, water, sanitation, agriculture and infrastructure.
In this way, the aim is to create jobs and opportunities in Africa and persuade young people so that they desist from embarking in the Mediterranean Sea.
In this sense, Giorgia Meloni stated that “here in Europe we talk a lot about the right to emigrate, but we rarely talk about guarantee the right not to be forced to emigrate.”
The “Plan Mattei” by Giorgia Meloni
The objective of “Plan Mattei” is to build a new partnership between Italy and the States of the African continent that expands to the EU, which gives Rome greater international influence.
All this in particular in the Mediterranean area, and that allows, ultimately, greater control of immigration.
The prime minister made stopping immigration a priority of her administration.
However, in his first year in power there was a considerable increase in the number of people crossing to the coasts of Italy, a total of 160.00 according to statistics recorded in 2023.
For his part, the president of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, emphasized that “We need to move from words to actions.”
“It is a cooperation between equals, but also far from a charitable stance towards Africa”, Giorgia Meloni
Giorgia Meloni was forceful during her last intervention at the Italy-Africa summit and attacked that “it is a cooperation between equals, far from any predatory temptation, but also far from a charitable stance with Africa.”
“Italy’s interest is to help African nations interested in producing enough energy for their needs and exporting the surplus to Europe,” he added.
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