Terrorism, Lamorgese: "Mixed Italy-France Brigades at the borders"

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06 November 2020 "We will use mixed brigades" to control the Italy-France borders.

This was announced by Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese during a press conference at the Interior Ministry at the end of talks with her counterpart Gerald Darmanin.

Lamorgese clarified that this is "an experimental plan that our police have been working on for some time" and that it is not a response "to the terrorist attacks of recent days".

The minister continued: "The mixed brigades will be employed for six months. We will try to make them operational as soon as possible".

The owner of the Interior Ministry made it clear that in Ventimiglia "there are no difficulties or security problems, we have always worked together through joint checks, even in the area of ​​extending Schengen checks. We believe this is the right way".

The opening of an office in Bardonecchia was then announced to strengthen Italian-French cooperation.   

On the topic of prevention, Lamorgese said: "Over the last week, the Ministry of the Interior expelled three citizens - two Tunisians and an Egyptian, already reported. Announcing an imminent visit to France to resume the discussion on common issues, the minister he assured that with Paris "we will bring our proposals to Europe, also involving Germany, which has always participated in our meetings." There is the French initiative to propose to the EU a prevention agreement against online sites that praise the jihad, on which we agree - said Lamorgese - together with Spain, Ireland and Belgium ".

The situation of arrivals and landings departing from Tunisia was also at the center of the meeting.

The plan shared by the French interior minister Darmanin foresees Italian ships and planes in international waters in front of Tunisia.

In this way it will be possible to warn “Tunisia of departures - explained Lamorgese - so that the authorities can, in their total autonomy, intervene.

obviously this plan presupposes the full adhesion of Tunisia ".

Minister Lamorgese stressed the difficulties in managing autonomous landings." A common front must be made - he stressed - in particular with regard to Tunisia which is experiencing a serious social and economic crisis and politics.

Minister Darmanin will soon be in Tunisia precisely to consolidate collaboration with local authorities. "

Another point on the issue of immigration is that of readmissions. Here, too, the Minister of the Interior said, we must work together with the European countries. "And 'necessary to provide a Road European Map that readmission agreements shops with African countries which are currently not activated: we have already discussed in conjunction with European Commissioners."

closing the border between Italy and France "is not on the agenda". This was said by the French Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin during the press conference in Rome with his colleague Luciana Lamorgese. "With regard to Covid, France, as Italy faces again a resumption of infections, we have the same difficulties, the closure of the border is not on the agenda ", said Darmanin.

to both sides, we strengthen border controls to fight terrorism, illegal migrants and for health reasons ", he continued, stressing that this must be done" by leaving free movement ".

And as regards migrants, Darmanin wanted to reiterate his solidarity with Italy, which is particularly exposed for its "geographical situation".