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May 10, 2021 Telephone conversation between the Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese and the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ylva Johansson after the massive landings of migrants in recent days.

While waiting for the new European Pact for asylum and immigration to be defined, Italy is asking for "a temporary solidarity mechanism between EU member states, willing to join, and aimed at relocating rescued migrants to be activated for the summer in search and rescue operations at sea ". Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese asked the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson, during a telephone conversation. This is what we learn from the Interior Ministry.

"I spoke today with the Italian Minister Luciana Lamorgese and in the face of this huge number of people arriving in a very short time there is a need for solidarity with Italy and I ask the other Member States to support the relocations". This was stated by the EU Commissioner for the Interior, Ylva Johansson, during a press point. "I know that it is more difficult to" manage migration flows "during the pandemic, but it is possible to do so and it is time to show solidarity with Italy," he added.