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Politiko 2025-02-13 16:18:18

Migrant camps in Gjadra, medical staff stop working, only Italian police

The migrant camps in Shëngjin and Gjadra, built by the Italian government on Albanian territory, are facing another crisis, as medical and care staff will cease work starting this Saturday.

According to reports from "La Repubblica", the Italian government has terminated the employment contracts with this part of the staff, leaving the camp without medical support, while only a few Italian police officers will remain on the ground.

Although the Italian government insists that the migrant management program in Albania will continue, this action indicates the opposite, calling into question the continued operation of the centers. The situation is further complicated by the expected decision of the European Court, which is expected to be issued later this month and could affect the fate of this controversial agreement.

The first migrants arrived in these camps in October 2024, while the latest group, that of January 2025, was the largest so far. Italian courts have repeatedly banned the government from sending migrants to Albania, questioning the legality of keeping them in these centers.

The agreement reached between Giorgia Meloni and Edi Rama in 2023 has been at the center of criticism from international human rights organizations, which see this project as an attempt to shift the migrant crisis outside the EU.

The Italian opposition has described the agreement as expensive, with a cost of around 800 million euros over five years, while the European Commission and some EU leaders have seen it as a possible model for managing migrants.

In this uncertain situation, it remains to be seen how this issue will develop further and what the European Court will decide on the legality of detaining immigrants in Albania.

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