An unusual head of state is coming to Germany and will receive high priority. Giacomo Dalla Torre stands for the many thousands of humanitarian Maltese supporters around the world. And a long history.
As a Prince of the tradition-rich Italian nobles, the Grand master of the 900 years old Sovereign order of Malta, which is also a head of state. comes But all of a modern master, Fra‘ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di sanguinetto web site for more opportunities for minor immigration advertises large. As of Monday, he is a guest in Germany on Thursday, also in the case of Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble.
The question of Migration, says the 74-Year-old with his well-kept aristocratic Italian in an interview to Deutsche Welle, will also remain in the next decades, one of the critical issues for Europe. “I worried that this topic will not be discussed on an objective, but on an emotional level. In doing so, we should just follow what Pope Francis calls, namely that more legal immigration and more humanitarian corridors and creation of thought.”
From Jerusalem to Rome
Dalla Torre is the highest representative of a world’s quite a unique Association. Was founded, the order of Malta over 900 years ago as a nursing order in Jerusalem. With the Crusades became the order of it a knight. Later, the island of Malta, headquarters of the order was, from 1530 to 1798, – hence the present Name. Then Napoleon sales, the order of Malta from the island. But the order passed in Italy and Austria again. And he is the subject for many years, private international law. He is not allowed to give out stamps, coins and has its own diplomacy. Since 2017, the Federal Republic of Germany, as over a hundred other countries with full diplomatic relations with the order.
Seat of the order of Malta in Rome
For the head is the order of Malta, with its long history and its focus on social responsibility of the historical “pioneer” for the wide Engagement of the laity in the Catholic Church. Behind the order of 13,500 male and female members of the order, as well as more than 120,000 volunteers and staff are, according to official figures. In Germany alone, there are 55.000. A remarkable proportion of the refugees work on the part of the Catholic Church in Germany runs on the Maltese. So Dalla Torre, with his Delegation during the stay in Germany, there is also a shared accommodation for Refugees in Berlin will visit Spandau, and with the residents speak.
Praise for Germany
“Germany is the country that has done in Europe in this area, the inclusion of refugees and migrants the most. The Malteser Germany, with their reception and integration facilities is proud to have supported these efforts”, says Dalla Torre, DW. The Grand master hopes that his visit will strengthen with Germany developed the activities of the order in Germany and other countries “such as the Congo, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey, in which we are jointly engaged, more”. Those who visit in Jordan, Lebanon or Iraq, a larger camp for Syrian refugees, and helpers of the order of Malta. “The commitment to Refugees is a particular concern,” says Dalla Torre.
Integration is a key focus of efforts in the Maltese
Prior to his election to the 80. The Grand master had shaken a fierce in the direction of dispute the order of Malta, and causing a stir. In the conflict, Pope Francis himself made use of the Venice-born Dalla Torre as a great master, and conflict resolver. Later, he was elected for life.
“It’s a difficult Moment, a real crisis”
“Thank God we were able to overcome this difficult Moment”, says Dalla Torre, and speaks of the “first and hopefully last real crisis of the order in the 21st century. Century.” For the past two years, the leadership was working on a new order of the Constitution; it attempts to identify the underlying reasons for the dispute and to prevent further conflict. “The order of Malta takes no disputes at its peak, in order to be visible,” said the Grand master. He instead refers to the activities of the order in favour of the elderly, homeless, Disabled, or work for Displaced persons, migrants and the needy in Europe, Africa and other regions.
This commitment to the people on the margins of society and world society, master Dalla Torre comes back to the Status as a sovereign international legal authority. “Our network of diplomatic relations facilitates the work of the medical, social and humanitarian facilities significantly,” he says.
And then he advertises for humanitärere immigration rules and goes against foreclosure: “When the boundaries are armored, is the only more profitable for the illegal immigration business. Without an integration policy, a subculture emerges. The favored crime and terrorism. In the long run, this can be for anyone of interest.”