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The Guardian's analysis: The Italy-Albania agreement, a political disaster for Giorgia Meloni!

2024-11-15 11:01:05Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The Guardian's analysis: The Italy-Albania agreement, a political disaster
Giorgia Meloni

A multimillion-dollar agreement between Italy and Albania aimed at curbing the arrival of migrants was presented by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen , as a new model for how to create processing and detention centers for asylum seekers outside the EU.

The facilities in Albania were supposed to host up to 3,000 men caught in international waters while crossing from Africa to Europe.

But it seems that neither von der Leyen nor Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni , had taken the existing law into account.

A month after the much-hyped opening, only 24 asylum seekers have been sent to Albania and none remain there now; five spent less than 12 hours in a detention center, while the rest stayed for just over 48 hours.

All were transferred to Italy after Italian judges deemed it illegal to detain them in Albania before repatriating them to countries, such as Bangladesh and Egypt, considered "safe" by Rome.

In doing so, the judges were upholding an October 4 ruling by the European Union's court of justice (ECJ) that a country outside the bloc could not be declared safe unless its entire territory was deemed safe.

Italy's embarrassment over the scheme, attacked by opposition parties as a "total failure" that will cost around €1 billion over five years, has sparked a "fight" between authorities and judges, who have been accused by far-right parties of right for obstructing the project.

However, observers say Meloni and her allies knew from the start that there was a risk the deal would not work, with the ECJ ruling just one of many legal issues.

Chiara Favilli, professor of European Union law at the University of Florence, said: " Since 1993, several European states have proposed solutions similar to Italy's agreement with Albania. However, they are always rejected. Agreements like the one between Albania and Italy are incompatible with some basic norms".

Months before the signing of the agreement between Albania and Italy, many NGOs, academics and experts had raised doubts whether it could be considered humane or even legal under international law.

Even Elon Musk has weighed in on the agreement, throwing his support to Meloni and denouncing the decision of the magistrates: " These judges should leave". In a very unusual move, the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, gave Musk a firm answer: " Italy knows how to take care of itself."

Last week, police strengthened protection for Silvia Albano, one of the six judges of the Rome court's immigration section, who on October 18 did not confirm the detention of asylum seekers in Albania. She has received death threats since the verdict.

Stefano Musolino, deputy prosecutor of Reggio Calabria and member of the national association of magistrates, said: " What is not understood is that if a judge were to authorize the repatriation or detention of immigrants in Albania, contrary to international laws that bind Italy, their verdicts would be illegal."

At a time when the government is trying to balance the budget, cutting funding for education, health and social security, opposition parties have described the deal as a " financial disaster ".

Elly Schlein, the head of the Democratic Party of Italy, said: " Meloni raises taxes and wastes nearly a billion euros of taxpayers' money in immigrant centers in Albania. We could have used them to strengthen the national health service where more than 4.5 million people are unable to get treatment every year. Now it's time for Meloni to dismantle the centers. Then, it's time for her to apologize to all Italians"./ The Guardian


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