(ANSA) - Rome, June 21 - Italy will propose the creation of
European protection centres in migrants' countries of origin and
transit in order to assess asylum requests outside Europe, among
other measures, at Sunday's information meeting of EU leaders in
Brussels, government sources said on Thursday.
Rome will also push for stronger relations with third
countries to stop the "traffic of death" and the reinforcement
of the EU border, the sources said.
Italy wants migrant centres outside EU (2)
Rome wants more cooperation with third countries