«We think like Poland, stop illegal arrivals»- Corriere.it

In the face to face with his Polish interlocutor, Meloni also addressed the issue of migrants, after Warsaw said no to the agreement finalized at the European level. “We think in the same way – the prime minister pointed out – I understand the Polish positionare carrying the burden of Ukrainian refugees and defend their national interest. But we think the same way on the subject: the problem it is resolved by stopping illegal immigration because as long as we discuss how to manage them when they arrive in our territory, there will be no agreement because they are different interests”.

Morawiecki reiterated for his part that it is fundamental “seal the external borders of Europe” and what will it indicate a referendum in Poland on the European proposal for relocations: “The EU pact is not at the service of Italy or Poland”

However, Warsaw remains in the sights of the Brussels authorities. Poland made “no progress” in “separating the function of the Minister of Justice from that of the Attorney General” nor “in strengthening the existing rules of integrity, introducing rules on lobbying and a standardized online system for the asset declarations of public officials and members of Parliament”. That’s what we read in Rule of Law Report 2023 published by the European Commission.

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