Italy’s PM said her country ready to open migrant centres in Albania
The Italian government is ready to push ahead with a plan to house migrants in temporary detention centres in Albania – as noted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Reuters reports
Last year, Meloni signed an agreement with Albania’s capital Tirana to divert to the Balkan country some of the migrants Italy picks up at sea. In doing so, the PM said the scheme would act as a deterrent to those sailing from Africa.
“However the flagship plan has met court opposition in recent months. Judges raised doubts over its compliance with EU law and ruled the first two groups of migrants detained in the centres had to be transferred to Italy, leaving the facilities empty,” the article reads.
Speaking at the annual press conference, Meloni said the EU court would begin hearing the case in February and added that most EU members agreed with Rome’s views on the Albanian camps.
