Speaking to the Senate on the upcoming European Council meeting on October 26 and 27, she acknowledged that there was a real possibility that the Schengen Area would fall apart, according to EU Helpers.
The Italian prime minister expressed gratitude to the Croatian and Slovenian law enforcement agencies for their strong cooperation.
On October 18, Italian officials declared that they would be reintroducing restrictions on the border with Slovenia. These controls would be in place for ten days, after which they may be extended.
Reimposing border controls was prompted by a number of factors, including the Israel-Hamas conflict, terrorist incidents in France and Belgium, and concerns about unauthorized border crossing efforts.
Meloni noted that her nation has seen a notable increase in the number of migrants arriving by sea from North Africa this year, and she voiced her concerns about the hazards associated with the radicalization of many unauthorized migrants.
She also emphasized that in a letter to the Council, President of the European Council Ursula von der Leyen introduced new measures aimed at fortifying European policies and the legal framework to combat human trafficking.
Matteo Piantedosi, the interior minister of Italy, has stated that his nation likely will keep controls on the Slovenian border till the end of the following year.
As of Monday, 3,142 persons and 1,555 cars had been inspected, according to the Minister. He disclosed that police located 66 migrants and detained two individuals, one of whom was charged with assisting and abetting irregular migration.
Italy was the last nation to implement border restrictions, followed by Slovenia and Croatia.
The Slovenian government declared that controls would be implemented at its shared borders with Croatia and Hungary, with a minimum ten-day duration.
Andrej Plenkovic, Croatia's prime minister, similarly declared that his country will apply comparable sanctions against Slovenia.
The Ministry of Justice has verified that Denmark also announced a six-month extension of restrictions at the German border.
Austria, Czechia, and Poland extended controls at their borders with Slovakia until November 2 at the latest due to concerns regarding irregular migrants.