The Italian Ambassador to Kosovo, Andreas Ferrarese, said on Wednesday that it is not Europe who is being damaged by the migrants from Kosovo, but Kosovo itself, because it is losing its youths and talents. He also said that Italy would benefit from Kosovo migrants because, according to him, they are young, hard-workers, skillful, and most important, there “are no differences in mentality between Kosovo and Italian people.”

Ferrarese mentioned the fact that there are around 40 thousand people from Kosovo living in Italy, for whom he said that, are very well integrated in Italian life and that most of them are successful. According Ferrarese, the focus of the government of Kosovo must be in economic development because it also brings visa liberalization. Ferrerase made these comments during a lecture at a private university in Pristina.