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Peter Vogeli, SRF’s correspondent in Italy, wrote about the day’s events: “Almost ten years ago, in October 2013, nearly 600 people and more than 60 children drowned in boating accidents in the Mediterranean. That was the moment when eyes finally opened.” In the north of the Alps, in the rest of Europe, in Brussels, and also in Switzerland. We have not made much progress in solving the problem today. Italy could have done more. But Italy cannot solve the problem alone. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposals are moving forward In the right direction: tougher controls on illegal migration and humanitarian corridors for legal migration. But are EU member states willing and able to act now, ten years on?

The second question of the day was: Will the Italian government stand? Matteo Salvini, a minister in Meloni’s government and at the same time its worst enemy, gave the answer himself at the big LaLiga event in Pontida, near Bergamo: It’s true. But this is just a snapshot. Because Salvini asks himself this question every day. He only cares about his strength. There is always some kind of election campaign going on in Italy. But after a year in power, the Meloni government is much more stable than many people give it credit for.”