The European Commission is backing
Italy in its innovative but controversial protocol with Albania
to process migrants in the non-EU country and thus deter
departures, Internal Affairs and Migration Commissioner Magnus
Brunner told ANSA Monday stressing the importance of finding new
approaches that work in practice.
The scheme has thus far been stymied by the courts with the
detention of the first three batches of migrants sent to Albania
quashed pending a European Court of Justice ruling, expected
next week, on safe countries of origin.
"Italy is a very important partner for us on the issue of
migration and returns: I think Italy is trying to find new ways
to ensure that returns actually happen and it is very positive
to have new approaches", said the commissioner in the interview.
"We need to work together to find solutions that work in
practice and now I am working on the creation of a legal
framework to support the 27 in carrying out returns effectively,
so we fully share this objective".
Italian courts have thus far overturned the migrant detentions
saying their countries of origin, Egypt and Bangladesh, are not
safe on all their territory.
Premier Giorgia Meloni's rightwing government has said it will
find a way to get around the latest legal setback.
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