Meloni and Frederiksen call for protecting Christian heritage and stricter migrant deportations

Published Aug 10, 10:36 AM UTC

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a joint statement on Monday calling for the protection of Europe's Christian cultural heritage and stricter migration policies. The two leaders, from different political backgrounds, urged migrants to respect European values and warned against imposing unwanted ways of life. They highlighted their success in deporting foreign criminals and signaled a tougher stance on migration. The statement follows their previous collaboration on reforming the European Court of Human Rights and recent tensions over Spain's handling of the Ceuta migrant crisis, with Meloni and Frederiksen raising the possibility of suspending Spain from the Schengen area.