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Reuters finds out when the High Court in Italy decides on the plan of migrant camps in Albania

Politiko 2024-12-04 18:46:52

Reuters finds out when the High Court in Italy decides on the plan of migrant

Italy's Supreme Court heard cases related to the government's plan to divert migrants to Albania on Wednesday, but it will take weeks to rule on its legitimacy, sources said, leaving Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's main initiative in limbo. Reuters . 

In recent months, Italy's lower courts have questioned the legality of sending migrants caught at sea to Italian-run camps in Albania, saying it was against European law and ordering their immediate transfer to Italy. .

Under Meloni's plan, immigrants from a government-drawn list of "safe countries" could be deported to Albania and repatriated more quickly after a quick screening and, in most cases, rejection of their asylum claims.

The Supreme Court has been asked to examine the legality of this list and decide on the appeals of the Ministry of the Interior against the decisions that declared the ban on immigrants in Albania invalid.

After a hearing in Rome, sources said the court would deliver its decision in the coming weeks. Lawyers for migrants have asked her to refer the case to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

The Italian judges' rulings against the Albanian plan followed a ECJ ruling in October, which said no country of origin for an asylum seeker could be considered safe if any part of it was dangerous.

The ECJ has been called to return to the case, to clarify whether the Italian judges acted correctly in interpreting the October decision, but this is expected to take months. Meanwhile, the government has stopped sending immigrants to Albania.

Meloni said in a television interview Monday that she was confident her master plan would succeed. "The Albanian scheme must work, I will do everything to make it work", she said for the Rete 4 channel.

Italy's scheme has attracted international attention as other EU governments look for ways to curb irregular immigration, and has also won praise from US billionaire and incoming Trump administration member Elon Musk.

In a separate move aimed at overcoming legal obstacles, Italy's ruling parties approved a bill on Wednesday that transfers decisions on immigration detention from specialized courts to regular appeals courts.

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