Coronavirus, Brussels: Italy does not use European funds for repatriation. Farnesina’s response: “It is expected only for countries without commercial flights”

Citizen protest

The return for them, trapped in Argentina or Tenerife, increasingly seems like a mirage as prices rise. And from all four corners of the world, flights organized thanks to the Italian ministry count to take them home. Some free but others with commercial airplanes and double rates, quadruple than usual, more than two thousand euros from Argentina, 500 from Morocco. And they point the finger. “Are we second-class citizens? Why are other countries giving their fellow citizens back for free by taking advantage of funds for European repatriations that also pay for 75% of travel?”

With this system, 50,000 of the 500,000 Europeans have returned to their homes: more than thirty thousand Germans, 3,400 Spaniards, 2,257 Austrians, 2,470 Belgians. Almost two thousand Czechs, eight hundred Dutch. And only a thousand Italians. Why?

The Ministry’s Response

The ministry led by Di Maio, who has implemented 500 different operations to bring our fellow citizens from 105 countries with commercial and commercial aircraft, says it has evaluated the option of using it only once “due to the Regulation of the Union Protection Mechanism Civil law provides that it can only be activated for countries where there is no commercial option to return, as confirmed by Commissioner Lenarcic This was to avoid excessive use, to ensure respect for the principles of solidarity, equity and proportionality. there had to be other European citizens on the flight too. “

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