French Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne called for a "calm dialogue" with Rome on migration. Italy asked for an apology for the "insult" of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by France's interior minister.

Gérald Darmanan said Meloni was "powerless" to solve her country's migration problem. Italian foreign minister considered the French minister's comments an unjustified " Insult" to Meloni."It's a cold attack, a stab in the back from a senior member of the French government"