ROME (ITALPRESS) – “It is worrying because the indicators and the trend tell us that we will probably close the budget with double the number of arrivals compared to last year, reaching over 200,000 people. The tragedy is that only 11% will have their refugee status recognised, so we are hosting citizens who will never be recognised. After this latest wave, in my Veneto region we are already hosting 9,000 people, in addition to the 15,000 Ukrainian refugees. We currently have 550,000, 13% of the population of Veneto”. Thus the governor of Veneto, Luca Zaia, on Rtl 102.5. “We recognize that these flows are the result of many factors, including the negative international economic situation. The war had global effects. The government is doing the impossible and has reactivated international channels in an excellent way. The real action should be against Europe, which cannot continue to consider Lampedusa as the Italian limit but as the European limit. It is a European problem and cannot be solved with a handshake or an institutional visit. Europe is in hiding and cannot behave like this”, he continues. “Protest is the defense of democracy, the mayors are responsible for their territories. In Veneto, every municipality already has a good load, the mayors are well aware of the phenomenon. Italy alone cannot do it, all of Africa does not fit in Italy. This is not about racism but about objectivity. Reception cannot be separated from dignity, which requires resources. We cannot guarantee a five-star welcome to everyone, jeopardizing the local community which needs answers and services,” he explains. For Zaia “it is essential to help those 10-15% who are fleeing death and hunger, but also to focus more on Europe. We cannot do it alone, the territories have reached their maximum capacity. It is not a political question but an objective one ”, he concludes.
(ITALPRESS).
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