For his first trip abroad, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, chose the Eternal City on Friday. Minister in charge of the fight against illegal immigration, he knows that migrants arrive in particular from the Italian boot from Africa, but also from the Balkans. In charge of Worship, he also made a point of quickly meeting the representatives of the major religions. Rome was therefore a logical choice. And topical.
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His meeting with his Italian counterpart, Luciana Lamorgese, coincides with a strong migratory surge. In the week of July 20, 2,500 landings of migrants were recorded on the Italian coasts. That is some 120,000 to 130,000 at an annual rate, equivalent to that of the years 2015-2016. Rise without a future or a lasting phenomenon? Rome noted that the recent departures are from Tunisia and are motivated by economic reasons. The transalpine media make their headlines on the subject, and the photos of sunbathing vacationers
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