Meloni and Frederiksen call for protecting Europe's Christian heritage and ramping up 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 demanding that migrants respect European values. The two leaders, from different political backgrounds, emphasized their unity on migration policy, stating that 'more people are now to be deported.' They argued that ordinary people have paid too high a price for uncontrolled migration. The statement follows their previous cooperation, including a 2025 letter to reform the European Court of Human Rights and a recent alignment to potentially suspend Spain from the Schengen area over the Ceuta migrant crisis. The leaders stressed that migrants should not impose unwanted ways of life on Europe.