Rome, Aug. 2 (LaPresse) – “What happened in Ceuta is something we have already seen, although not on this scale: the use of migrants as a tool of geopolitical pressure. Europe must fight human traffickers and protect its borders, but no country can think it can handle this alone. Suspending Schengen in an attempt to chase after Vannacci at a time when a European country needed solidarity was short-sighted and, moreover, completely useless.” Italia Viva leader Matteo Renzi said this in an interview with Avvenire. The former prime minister spoke of “opposing populisms”: “I am referring to those who think every problem can be solved with a slogan. On one side there are those who say: ‘No limits, everyone come’, as if simply invoking a moral principle were enough; on the other side there are those who, like Trump, Meloni and Germany’s AfD, use the current crisis to try to campaign domestically. Both are selling illusions. We need humanity, realism, European cooperation and the ability to manage these phenomena, not exploit them,” he added.
Migrants, Renzi: “Short-sighted and useless halt to Schengen to chase after Vannacci”
Rome, Aug. 2 (LaPresse) – “What happened in Ceuta is something we have already seen, although not on this scale: the use of migrants as a tool of geopolitical pressure. Europe must fight human traffickers and protect its borders, but no country can think it can handle this alone. Suspending Schengen in an attempt to chase after Vannacci at a time when a European country needed solidarity was short-sighted and, moreover, completely useless.” Italia Viva leader Matteo Renzi said this in an interview with Avvenire. The former prime minister spoke of “opposing populisms”: “I am referring to those who think every problem can be solved with a slogan. On one side there are those who say: ‘No limits, everyone come’, as if simply invoking a moral principle were enough; on the other side there are those who, like Trump, Meloni and Germany’s AfD, use the current crisis to try to campaign domestically. Both are selling illusions. We need humanity, realism, European cooperation and the ability to manage these phenomena, not exploit them,” he added.
