Premier Giuseppe Conte on Thursday
welcomed European Commission President Ursula
von der Leyen's announcement that the Dublin Regulation, whereby
migrants must register in the EU country they arrive, will be
overhauled.
Successive Italian governments have been trying for years to get
the Dublin rule changed, saying it puts an unfair burden on
Italy in managing migrants.
Italy is the most exposed country to migration across the
central Mediterranean due to its geographical position.
"I'm glad that we are going beyond Dublin," Conte said as he
made a surprise visit to a school on the outskirts of Rome.
"Von der Leyen's announcement is a turning point.
"Italy has worked a great deal to move in this direction.
"The current situation penalizes the countries of first arrival.
"We expect the European Commission's proposal on Wednesday".
He added that his government was ready to change former interior
minister and League leader Matteo Salvini's controversial
migrant and security decrees,which feature huge fines for NGO
ships defying entry bans.
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