French interior minister urges Europe to be 'firm' in face of migrant arrivals

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French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin was welcomed by his Italian counterpart Matteo Piantedosi in Rome to "help Italy to secure its borders", following the influx of migrants to Lampedusa.

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00:00 French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin arrived in Rome on Monday to discuss the latest

00:06 migration crisis with his Italian counterpart Matteo Piantadosi.

00:11 A few days ago, both ministers expressed a common will to tighten EU border security,

00:17 step up the fight against human traffickers and to send a joint address to the EU leadership

00:22 on the matter.

00:23 "There's been so much politicization of this that politicians need short fixes.

00:29 They need slogans back to say we are on top of it.

00:34 It doesn't work like that.

00:35 We have to explain to public opinion that these are complex issues that require time,

00:39 resources and different solutions.

00:42 But that's the only way.

00:43 By the way, it is possible.

00:45 There is no invasion.

00:46 There is no catastrophe.

00:48 It is possible to do it, but countries have to work together."

00:53 Italy in particular has tightened measures, including increasing the time for which suspects

00:57 involved in human trafficking can be detained and investigated, as well as more opportunities

01:03 to repatriate those who have no legal right to stay in the country.

01:07 (whooshing)

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