Minister of the Interior in the first Conte government, born of an alliance between the Five Stars and the League between 2018 and 2019, the Secretary General of the League Matteo Salvini has been highly contested for his policy of closing ports to the ships of NGOs that have rescued migrants. For the past eight months, he has been, at the age of 50, Deputy Prime Minister of the Meloni government and Minister of Infrastructure. A key position at a time when Italy must implement the European recovery plan of 191 billion euros, and which contributes to changing its image. He has made the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina, a 50-year-old project that Italy has repeatedly postponed, a personal cause.
The FIGARO. - On the management of migrants, the France is now trying to get closer to Italy. What exactly do you expect from Paris?
Matteo SALVINI. - We expect better collaboration between our two police forces at the border in Ventimiglia. But it is clear that without Europe, we will not be able to...
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