As European Leaders Descend on Granada, Italy’s Meloni Gets No Respite From Migrant Crisis

The more illegal migrants arrive on Italian shores, the bigger the political stakes at Rome — and beyond.

Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP
The oresident of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Italy's premier, Giorgia Meloni, during a joint press conference following a visit to the island of Lampedusa, Italy, September 17, 2023. Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP

When 47 heads of state and government converge at Granada this Thursday for the third meeting of the so-called European Political Community, expect no Hail Mary on illegal immigration from President Macron, the man who conceived the parley as a way to foster cooperation over canapés and Instagram-worthy scenery. 

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