The Dublin rules "are prehistory, they belong to a world that no longer exists. Wanting to regulate migration by referring to the Dublin agreements is like saying 'let's implement communication in Europe with horse carriages'". President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, at a joint press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Piazza Armerina yesterday, delivered a very clear message within the European debate on immigration: a phenomenon, he says, that "we need to think about properly: otherwise it would be like using rudimentary and outdated tools in the face of totally new phenomena". The Dublin regulation is one that stipulates that it is the country of first arrival that takes care of a migrant, a rule that contributes to placing Italy in the current situation of stress of first reception, but which according to Mattarella "was another world, it's like taking a leap into the Pleistocene, into another historical or zoological era, it's just something out of reality". Very clear words, to which Mattarella added that "an effort is needed from everyone: no one has the solution in their pocket, no one has directions to dictate to others, but we need to look for them together and quickly, before it becomes impossible to govern the phenomenon". Solutions that are "new and courageous, not approximate," and above all, "European solutions, because it is a problem that cannot be addressed by one country alone, not even the largest". The Head of State expressed appreciation for the 10 points listed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Lampedusa, which, however, have already been rejected by some member countries: "They are interesting, as are the steps forward in the European Council. What is important is that everyone understands in Europe that the problem exists and is not removed by ignoring it, but must be addressed so as not to leave the protagonism of this plural phenomenon to the cruel traffickers of human beings".