Italy plans 500,000 migrant entries this year - minister

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 28 - Italy plans almost 500,000 legal migrant entries this year, Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Food Sovereignty Francesco Lollobrigida told a press conference in Brussels Tuesday.
    "This year we will work to bring in almost 500,000 legal immigrants. This can also be organised through multilateral and bilateral agreements to support legal immigration", said the minister, who is in the Belgian capital for a series of EU meetings.
    "Working on flows is the right way, we have a flows plan that has been disregarded for years and that can be an opportunity for those who want to come to Italy legally and safely," he added. (ANSA).