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09 November 2019 Luigi Di Maio, at the end of the meeting in Berlin with the German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, thanks Germany for its collaboration on the relocation of migrants arriving in Italy. "Our government firmly believes in a stronger Europe. Together we can face up to important phenomena such as migration. In this regard, I want to thank Germany for always being available" to relocate and redistribute migrants who land on Italian shores, "and he always answers first. Germany's availability is an example for other European countries, "said the Foreign Minister at a press conference with Maas. Di Maio reiterated that "the Dublin regulation must be overcome". "We support the right of asylum at European level. We are committed to improving the agreement that Italy has (signed) with Libya, we are pressing on the Libyan government to ensure that UNHCR and the IOM can enter the whole process of migrant management, "added the head of Italian diplomacy.

"In Italy no party wants to leave the EU and the euro"
"At the moment there is not a single political force in Parliament that asks for a way out of the euro and the EU. Maybe up until a few years ago it might have sounded strange and instead now the Italian political community agrees that the EU apparatus must to be strengthened but to remain ", said Di Maio in Berlin. "No Member State will ever be fully satisfied with the EU - he added - and among those who want to improve it there is certainly Italy: we want a stronger EU".

Libya, enough foreign interference
"Italy to Germany are two important EU countries that are not interfering with Libya's internal dynamics", said the Foreign Minister during the joint press conference. "We want to encourage a de-escalation and convince international actors to stop interfering in that conflict," Di Maio added on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. "In general", explained the head of Italian diplomacy, "we are aligned on the idea, so that in Libya there can be a ceasefire as soon as possible". "Our great concern is terrorism, even before migrants, which leads us to be even more active". According to the minister, "there are 700,000 migrants on the loose, about 2,000 in detention centers, but we do not give up cooperation with the Libyan coast guard," he commented.

Maas a Di Maio: good new European agenda
"Dear Luigi, I am happy and I want to express to you my esteem for the pro-European agenda aimed at the future you are carrying out with the new government. So the German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, in a joint press conference with his colleague Luigi Di Maio, at the end of their talks. "There will be many elements with which we can further intensify our cooperation," he added before reporting on the contents of the bilateral.