Without a solution to the problem of returning migrants, who have not received protection in the EU, the effectiveness of any reforms to asylum law and migration rules will be illusory
Media mentions – Internal responses to the refugee crisis
It would be foolish to think we can compete with China, the United Arab Emirates or even Turkey. To be meaningful, the Mattei Plan will have to fit into a broader framework of EU initiatives
Europeans must oppose the expansion of Israel’s land offensive into densely populated southern Gaza, currently home to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons
Even if it will be signed, I don’t think the new pact on migration will have any real effect for the EU and Italy. Many of the problems will not be solved
Arturo Varvelli comments on Europe and migration at the end of the European Political Community in Granada
The migration issue, which has been growing with highs and lows for at least 15 years, should be handled as a structural phenomenon rather than as an emergency
Arturo Varvelli comments on the Meloni-Von der Leyen mission to Lampedusa and on the UE Plan on migration
The key to success is cooperation with migrants’ countries of origin and transit countries
The situation will not improve if we continue to treat migration solely as an emergency
Lorena Stella Martini comments on Italy’s decision to adopt a status of emergency over migration
The Italian government is playing a dangerous game: to maintain a hard line on migrants, it risks undermining its relationship with France, that had become positive under Draghi
Arturo Varvelli comments on the evolution of relations between Paris and Rome in the wake of the latest tensions concerning the management of migration
The geopolitical climate has become more conducive for Erdoğan to increase his demands. And outlining security concerns like this might result in concessions from the western counterparts,
Since the Syria crisis erupted more than 10 years ago, we’ve seen that there was a high level of reluctancy from Europeans to share the burden amongst themselves
