Migrants and NGOs, “full collaboration is needed”. The Macron-Mattarella-Corriere.it phone call

The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, had a telephone interview with the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron. In a joint statement it is said that «both said the great importance of the relationship between the two countries». And they “shared the need for them to be implemented conditions of full cooperation in every sector, both bilaterally and within the European Union».

The press release does not enter into the merits of the conversation held between the two presidents, which took place on Saturday. And he doesn’t even mention the topics under discussion. As specified by the French government, cited by the France Presse, Macron and Mattarella they agreed that «things needed to get back to normal and that the two governments had to work together because the issue of migration can only be managed if there is collaboration between Europeans”.

The French government spokesman, Olivier Veran, had defined Italy’s behavior as “unacceptable” and had asked the EU to take a position in this sense, which has not yet decided whether to convene an extraordinary meeting that has never arrived. Through the mouth of the Minister of the InteriorGerald Darmanin had announced the suspension with “immediate effect” of the agreement for the 3,500 relocations of migrants currently welcomed in Italy.

An “aggressive” and “unjustified” reaction to the 90,000 migrants welcomed in our country, Prime Minister Meloni declared in a press conference during which she had to justify the note of “appreciation” addressed to France, Tuesday 8, when , «following reports that have not been denied», had believed theopening of France for relocation of a group of Ocean Viking migrants.