"We call for the development of European humanitarian corridors, coordinated and financed by the European Commission, as a way to ensure safe and legal access to Europe for vulnerable people, while combating human trafficking", the document says.
"We are also convinced that specific national schemes for the well-monitored granting of work permits or study visas could be extraordinarily effective in stimulating cooperation from third countries," it further reads.
Italy has for some time been calling for changes to the way the EU manages migrant flows.
The government says the current system puts too much of the burden on coping with surging migrant flows on Italy which, because of its geographical position, is the prime destination for asylum seekers coming from North Africa.
The special summit on migration is on February 9-10.
ANSA
