The first test by the Military Engineers, to open only a part of the reception center for immigrants in Gjadër, is scheduled for August 20, the second that should give the agreement for the final handover to the Ministry of Interior is for September 1. And the departure of the first contingent of 500 people, including police, carabinieri and financial police, who will have to ensure the functioning of Albania's protocol, is also planned for August 20, reports "La Repubblica".
Earlier, two more dates were given for the opening, but it is now confirmed that the beginning of the fourth week of the month also starts the new mission for the reception centers for immigrants in Gjadër and Shengjin in Lezha.
In Shengjin, the in-depth identification of immigrants brought after the first classification must be guaranteed, which will instead be done directly on the Italian military ships, where, it is not clear how and who will be able to determine whether the rescued people at sea, they really come from so-called safe places and do not present vulnerable conditions, writes the Italian daily.
At the hotspot, people will have to freshen up, wash in the ten showers installed, visit the infirmary, be asked about their intention to apply for asylum and be notified of the arrest warrant by the Rome police station.
And then, passing through the Albanian territory, it will be necessary to carry out the translations of the immigrants, who in the meantime will be placed in administrative detention, provided that, within 48 hours, the judges of the immigration section of Rome certify the detention with immigrants connected by video conference. Ten screens have already been installed in the courtrooms of Rome, while currently there are none in Albania.
The maximum capacity of the number that the center will receive in Albania cannot be more than 3 thousand immigrants per month and at the end of the evaluation procedures, the Italian authorities will remove the refugees from the Albanian territory at their own expense.
According to the agreement with Italy signed between the two governments on November 6, 2023, the port of landing of refugees from third countries will be Shengjini, where the reception center has been set up, while a camp is being built in Gjadër where they will stay until the review of requests for asylum