French President Emmanuel Macron has admitted that Italy had been left alone in dealing with the fugitives in 2015. „The migrant arrivals were too strong and there was no solidarity from Europe,“ said Macron in an interview with RAI 1’s Italian talk show „Che tempo che fa?“ Last night.
„The same fear of migrants exists in France. The solution is to rethink our relationship with Africa. Our destinies are closely linked. We Europeans need to develop a common stabilization policy for Africa, „Macron said.
Meeting with Italian President
„The fear of openness can lead to closure. The answer must not be a Europe of nationalism. No country, neither Italy nor France, can solve its own problems by closing itself, „said Macron.
The French President assured that the disagreements with Italy, which had led to the recall of the French Ambassador in Rome three weeks ago, were overcome. Macron announced a meeting with its Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in Paris on 2 May. Together, the two presidents want to open the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the death of the renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci.
