"I think Italy can be satisfied with the conclusions reached, although we know very well that the problems we have to tackle cannot be resolved with the conclusions of a European Council document," Gentiloni told a press conference.
European Council President Donald Tusk said leaders at the EU summit agreed to coordinate better over the coming weeks to support Italy in addressing the crisis.
Tusk added that progress was being made regarding the central Mediterranean route, but that the situation remains “critical” and that he was set on putting a “definitive” end to illegal arrivals.
At the end of the summit, French President Emmanuel Macron told a press conference that the EU had failed to pay sufficient attention in the past to Italy's appeals.
"We did not listen to Italy about the migrant wave that was arriving," he said.
"Common EU rules are needed both for the Balkan route and the Libya one."
With ANSA
