Topic - Matteo Salvini

Salvini claims the possibility of “special protection” acts as a "pull factor,'' in encouraging migrants to leave their homelands in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Italy pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores →

With anticipated rail and road improvements in the notoriously poorly serviced Calabria and Sicily that are also under way, Salvini said the bridge would halve the estimated 12-hour overland travel time to get from Rome to Messina and would actually be a net-positive for the environment because it would reduce polluting ferry traffic.

Italy again tries to build a bridge to Sicily, seeks support →