“I consider the results on migration to be unsatisfactory, especially considering the work I have put into this matter. But I think that things would have been much worse if I had not done it,” Meloni said their press conference in Rome.Rome. “I am a little more satisfied when I look at the figures on migrant arrivals in the last part of the year, which show a decrease compared to the first part. I know that more was expected in this regard and I am ready to take responsibility for it “said Meloni, who has been in office since October 2022.
“Epochal challenges”
Italy is faced with an “epochal challenge” in dealing with the migration problem. “I’m trying to solve the problem structurally and that requires international support,” explained Meloni. Under pressure from the Italian government, discussions in Europe are no longer just regarding the redistribution of migrants. Italy is trying to advance the fight once morest smuggling and cooperation with the migrants’ countries of origin on a European basis.
In 2023, 157,652 migrants landed on Italian shores, 50 percent more than the 105,131 in 2022, according to data from the Italian Interior Ministry. Also in 2023, 17,319 unaccompanied minors arrived, 23.3 percent more than in 2022. In the first two days of 2024, 47 migrants arrived.
