The plan to expel migrants to Albania by the far right Giorgia Meloni -which Ursula Von der Layen wants to copy- begins with serious failures. Four of the first 16 migrants transferred to centers built in Albania to process their asylum requests have been transferredhad to return to Italy, two to be minors and two others for their vulnerable state.
The four were part of the 16-man group –10 Bangladeshis and six Egyptians, who were rescued last Sunday by the Italian Coast Guard in international waters – who were transferred by an Italian Navy ship to carry out their identification and stay in these controversial centers built by Italy in Albanian territory.
Two young people from Bangladesh declared that they were minors when they arrived in Albania and, as a precautionary measure, therefore returned to Italy to be assessed by the competent authorities.
The two other migrants, of Egyptian origin, showed obvious signs of fragility in your health, according to local media, this is why they were also transferred to Italian territory.
Men, adults and healthy
According to the agreement between Italy and Albania, migrants are transferred to the Albanian centers of Schengjin and Gjader They must be men, adults and in good health. rescued in international or Italian waters only by Coast Guard or Financial Guard vessels.
THE women, minors and people in vulnerable situations are immediately taken to Lampedusa and supported by the Italian reception system.
Far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signed this agreement in November 2023 with her Albanian counterpart, the socialist. Edi Rama, by defending it as a possible “model” for Europe and as “a new and courageous path” in terms of migration control. He also assured that the jurisdiction in these centers will be “Italian and European”.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed exploring the idea of developing “return centers” for illegal migrants outside the EU and noted that “lessons can be learned” from the agreement between Italy and Albania.
Criticism regarding the violation of the fundamental rights of these migrants was not long in coming. Furthermore, the Italian opposition accuses the government of spending more than 800 million euros that could have been allocated to health as part of an initiative that violates human rights
