(ANSA) – ROME, MAR 28 – The government on Friday approved a decree allowing one of two Italian-run facilities in Albania to be used as a repatriation centre (CPR) for irregular migrants, including foreigners who have received an expulsion or a detention order in Italy.
The announcement comes after the implementation of a protocol between Rome and Tirana for the fast-track processing of asylum seekers at two facilities Italy opened in Albania last October has so far been stymied by Italian courts.
The centres of Gjader, which already has a CPR, and Shengjin are currently empty after Italy’s courts failed to validate the detention of the first three groups of migrants taken there in October, November and January.
The European Court of Justice began hearing the case on the Italy-Albania protocol last month.
The Luxembourg judges need to examine referrals filed by Italian courts which have yet to recognise the legitimacy of detentions ordered against migrants rescued by Italian Navy vessels in the Mediterranean and transferred to the other side of the Adriatic because they come from countries considered safe by the Italian government, namely Egypt and Bangladesh.
The EU Court is conducting the examination in an accelerated manner, recognising the importance of the issue, and a ruling is expected before the summer.
Under the decree approved by the government on Friday, the facility of Gjader will have 144 places and will host irregular migrants directly transferred from Italy, joining the national network of CPRs.
However, its original function dedicated to accelerated border procedures will be maintained ahead of the EU court’s decision.
(ANSA).
Read article…
The announcement comes after the implementation of a protocol between Rome and Tirana for the fast-track processing of asylum seekers at two facilities Italy opened in Albania last October has so far been stymied by Italian courts.
The centres of Gjader, which already has a CPR, and Shengjin are currently empty after Italy’s courts failed to validate the detention of the first three groups of migrants taken there in October, November and January.
The European Court of Justice began hearing the case on the Italy-Albania protocol last month.
The Luxembourg judges need to examine referrals filed by Italian courts which have yet to recognise the legitimacy of detentions ordered against migrants rescued by Italian Navy vessels in the Mediterranean and transferred to the other side of the Adriatic because they come from countries considered safe by the Italian government, namely Egypt and Bangladesh.
The EU Court is conducting the examination in an accelerated manner, recognising the importance of the issue, and a ruling is expected before the summer.
Under the decree approved by the government on Friday, the facility of Gjader will have 144 places and will host irregular migrants directly transferred from Italy, joining the national network of CPRs.
However, its original function dedicated to accelerated border procedures will be maintained ahead of the EU court’s decision.
(ANSA).
Read article…
