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Giorgia Meloni leads the standoff with Brussels over immigration

Release Date: 2025-05-31
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Summary: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has emerged as a leading force in shifting the European Union's migration policy toward greater national sovereignty. She played a key role in enabling the reform of the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact and is now advocating for a new model that emphasizes each member state's right to control its borders and immigration decisions.

Meloni has partnered with Denmark, a country led by a Social Democratic government, to call for more national control over migration. Together, they challenge the traditional Brussels-led approach by promoting the idea that immigration policy should be determined based on national security and local needs, rather than EU-level mandates.

She argues that defending national borders and the ability to deport foreign criminals is essential to protecting citizens, values, and democracy. Meloni also criticizes the European Convention on Human Rights for obstructing border control efforts.

Italy's migration model—focused on stricter border controls and deportation outsourcing—has led to a 70% drop in illegal immigration, contrasting with Spain, where irregular migration has surged by over 80%.

Denmark, under Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, has also toughened its stance, reducing asylum claims by 85% and overall immigration by 28%. The Danish Social Democrats argue that uncontrolled immigration harms the working class, lowers wages, and compromises security—beliefs that have pushed even left-leaning governments to adopt stricter policies.

Meloni's approach is gaining traction across the political spectrum in Europe, signaling a shift away from ideology toward a pragmatic, sovereignty-based migration policy model.
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