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Meloni urges Europe to protect its external borders after Ceuta influx
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for Europe’s external borders to be protected and uncontrolled migration to be limited after more than 70,000 migrants reached Ceuta at the end of July. Meloni announced that an additional €14 billion would be allocated over two years to reduce energy costs and said Italy’s nuclear energy policy would continue.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Europe must limit uncontrolled migration, address security and terrorism risks, and preserve the free movement on which the Schengen system is based.
Speaking to the Milano Finanza newspaper on Friday, Meloni said most European countries had adopted Italy’s approach in recent days.
Border controls after Ceuta
Referring to the migration crisis in Ceuta, Spain’s territory in North Africa, Meloni said there could be a new influx on Saturday and that Italy needed to act cautiously and take all necessary measures.
After more than 70,000 migrants reached Ceuta at the end of July, Italy introduced temporary air and sea border controls with Spain. The Madrid administration criticized Rome’s decision, arguing that Ceuta is outside the Schengen area and that migrants who reach the territory cannot travel freely to other European countries.
Spain also accused Italy of using the issue for domestic political purposes. Madrid later introduced similar border controls for passengers arriving from Italy.
Nuclear energy and the economy
Meloni said Italy would continue its nuclear energy policy to strengthen the country’s energy security and significantly reduce costs in the medium and long term. Describing nuclear energy as the “real solution,” Meloni announced that an additional €14 billion would be allocated over two years to ease energy costs.
Meloni said the Italian economy had remained resilient and that data for the first two quarters of 2026 were encouraging.
In its World Economic Outlook report published in July, the International Monetary Fund said it expected the Italian economy to grow by 0.5 percent in both 2026 and 2027.
Meloni said the budget deficit, which stood at 8.1 percent of gross domestic product when her government took office, had fallen to 3.1 percent. She added that spending on health care, social welfare and public-sector agreements had increased.
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