Even now, the first green light has only been given by the Council of Ministers to the draft law regarding the approval of the controversial protocol signed between Italy and Albania regarding the acceptance of immigrants rescued by our country on the other side of the Adriatic. The approved bill constitutes the first implementation rules and the first financial rules of the plan, which is strongly supported by the Meloni government.
Migrants will communicate with Rome via video conference
The Rome judiciary will have jurisdiction over appeals by immigrants detained in facilities provided in Albania. In Albania, meetings between migrants and their advocates will be held via video link, while the exchange of documents will take place via certified email. This is also foreseen in the text approved today by the Council of Ministers implementing the migration agreement signed with Albania. Video conferencing is also planned for hearings with Rome judges who will decide on appeals submitted by immigrants, starting with the rejection of asylum requests.
“The annual cost of the agreement on immigrants with Albania is lower than those mentioned; we are under 200 million and will be well spent on combating irregular migration and much less than those seized by the Ministry of Finance for misusing taxes. super bonus”. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this after the Council of Ministers approved the bill approving the agreement with Tirana, trying to deflate criticism of a deal that continues to fail to convince many.
However, according to La Repubblica newspaper, there is still no clear figure for the costs in the text approved by the Council of Ministers today. The plan actually puts into effect a recruitment plan for 135 technical and administrative personnel.
Moreover, there is a paradox that according to the agreement, the only migrants who can be brought back to Albania are those rescued in Italy’s extraterritorial waters. Operations that our military ships currently rarely perform.
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