Francesco Lollobrigida, one of the most radical ministers in Italy's hard-right government, told a youth convention “We need immigration”.

And how. The number of births in Italy last year was the lowest ever recorded. Already, a big gap has opened up: a survey of employers found they expected to have 531,000 vacancies this month, but thought almost half could remain unfilled, largely because of a lack of applicants. That in turn slows growth.

https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/09/14/italy-needs-more-migrants-but-has-trouble-admitting-it

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