by InTrieste
Immigration and European unity were at the forefront of this morning’s press conference in the region, lead by the president of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Massimiliano Fedriga, together with the regional councilor for immigration, Pierpaolo Roberti.
Countering radicalization and extremism in cultural and religious fields, overcoming linguistic and educational difficulties of foreign students, promoting equal rights between men and women, guaranteeing support to Municipalities in the management of unaccompanied foreign minors, combating human trafficking and implementing a series of activities to control migrants to avoid violent aggregations or urban decay. These are the actions that, hinged on the new law on the subject approved in spring, constitute the cornerstone of the regional strategy on the front of immigration. All these notions are included in the package of regulations financed with 20 million euro with the aim of avoiding radicalization and religious and cultural extremism. The Region presented the interventions, 5 already activated and 4 in the initial phase.
President of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Massimiliano Fedriga, when asked about illegal immigration, added: “Today we see the policies of different countries contradicting each other and sometimes even in conflict with each other. It is useless to talk about European unity, to talk about European common sense or to talk about common European interests when every single country works not only for itself, but against the other European partners.”
The governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia Massimiliano Fedriga said this on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Trieste on the problem of migrants.
“It is a serious signal – added the president – which underlines how the common sense words that I often hear from various European leaders on the importance of Europe do not correspond to the facts, indeed they go in direct contrast with what they declare”.
According to Fedriga, therefore, “there would be a need for responsibility on the part of European leaders and a seriousness on the part of European leaders which unfortunately I don’t see today on this issue”.
