Italy does not see the presence of Bulgarians, numbering about 80,000-90,000, as a problem, the country's ambassador here commented in an exclusive interview for Sofia News Agency.
"The majority of the Bulgarian community are very good, hard-working migrants, who are not only doing something for their own experience, but for the good of the country as well. There are bad exceptions, of course, but they exist everywhere," Ambassador Gian Battista Campagnola said.
He stressed that integration is the most complex and important effort that a new state has to cope with.
"Bulgaria did its utmost to be as prepared as possible to this date. Nevertheless, just like Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and UK several years ago, Bulgaria has to start a dynamic process to implement all of Europe's rules and share its experience with Europe."