The leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóopraised this Thursday Italy’s policy of reducing irregular immigration after meeting in Rome with the prime minister, Giorgia Meloniand has described his model as “effective”, unlike the case of the Pedro Sánchez Government in Spain, he has lamented. “I am clearly against irregular immigration, and very respectful of those people who arrive with a regular work contract and respect the laws,” Feijóo said in a joint press conference with the Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajaniat the headquarters of the Foreign Press Association in Rome.
Unlike the Italian case, the leader said popular, “in Spain there is no immigration policy”, and in light of this, “unfortunately The Canarian route is the route with the greatest pressure of immigrants from the European Union,” he pointed out, blaming Sánchez’s Executive for this.
“Italian politics is very effective,” Feijóo stressed, adding that the PP will work as the main opposition force in Spain to fight against human trafficking networks.
The president of the popular has stressed that his training will be “respectful” of “regular immigration”but “forceful” with the irregular one to “prevent the mafias that traffic in people from using them to do business.”
In his meeting with Meloni, both shared reflections “with a European and fraternal spirit” between both countries. Thus, they have set out to “work to once again strengthen the political, social, economic and geo-strategic relations between Spain and Italy”, with the PP being the main party in Congress, with an absolute majority in the Senate.
The leader of the PP has also pointed out that the main difference in terms of migration is not between parties, but “between politicians who fulfill their obligations and are responsible, and those who “They are irresponsible and blame others for what happens in their country.”. In this way, he has advocated for a migration policy “without ideological labels or excuses” and that is based on the combination of firmness, legality, humanity and the unity of the countries in Europe.
A “European alliance”
Feijóo traveled to Rome this Thursday to meet with Meloni and his Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, from the European PP family, as part of his tour to promote a “European alliance” against irregular immigration. For the popular, Meloni has managed the migration crisis in his country “much better” than the Government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain.
This meeting between Feijóo and Meloni took place just a week after his meeting in Athens with the Greek Prime Minister and president of New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakisand with the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Nikos Panagiotopoulosof whom he praised their “firm” and “austere” immigration policy compared to the “non-existent” one of the Spanish Executive.
Feijóo, who has proposed a “European alliance” against massive irregular immigration, announced at the start of the political course that he would undertake a tour through different European countries to seek support against “immigration lack of control.”
From the PP they highlighted in these weeks “the official data” that Genoa has and that operates within the EU” reflects “a significant decrease of irregular immigration in Greece and Italy” at “around 60%”, after years of “hardly manageable pressure”, said the party spokesperson, Borja Semper. “The migration policy that they are developing, in common agreement with the European Union, is saving lives,” she said.
For his part, Feijóo himself asked himself last week “why Greeks or Italians have reduced the number of irregular migrants entering their countries and Spain today, on the Canary Islands route, has increased it by 50%.”
Vox: “We are not concerned”
From Vox they consider that Feijóo seeks with this trip to Rome to have a “greater international dialogue”, thinking that Vox has lost relations with Meloni, something that those of Santiago Abascal flatly deny. «We are not worried about that trip at all. Legitimizes Vox’s partners and allies»underline sources from the third party of the hemicycle, according to Ep.
Likewise, these Vox sources believe that the PP wants to take away the immigration banner from Vox, but they do not predict a good result, especially when, as they maintain, in the end the popular They end up agreeing with Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE on certain matters, such as the Judiciary.
This same Thursday, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayusoassured that the head of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, is “letting the migration crisis multiply” to have Vox “high up” in the CIS. In addition, Ayuso highlighted the immigration management of the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, who is «solving this by going to the originbefore the European Union and against the mafias,” he stressed.
This was stated by Ayuso in the control session of the Plenary Government of the Madrid Assembly In response to a question from the Vox spokesperson, Rocío Monasteryon care for unaccompanied foreign minors. Monasterio, whom Ayuso accused of helping Sánchez by “igniting the immigration debate,” demanded here the closure of the centers that welcome them.
After that, Ayuso criticized Monasterio for blaming him on policies that do not depend on regional powers and asked him “how they can be so selfish” in Vox given the current situation.
