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The plan was to legalize the Albanian model. That is, to allow the establishment of centers in countries outside the bloc, but the project has failed...
Future legislation on the return of migrants from the European Union to their country of origin will not include so-called "return points" outside EU territory, a source familiar with the draft law told Euronews.
The legislation, which will be presented next Tuesday in Strasbourg during the European Parliament's plenary session, aims to create harmonised rules across the bloc on procedures for returning non-European nationals to their countries of origin when their asylum applications are rejected.
According to "Euronews", the plan was to legalize the Albanian model. That is, to allow the establishment of centers in countries outside the bloc, but the project has failed.
Several member states, including Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia and Malta, supported the measure.
Many civil society organizations view return centers as highly controversial, stressing that these centers can lead to endless detentions and human rights violations. Current EU law prohibits authorities from sending migrants against their will to countries with which they have no ties.
Some attempts to create similar models – like Italy's in Albania, for example – have been harshly criticized as inhumane and ineffective.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama to send 36,000 irregular migrants to the Western Balkan country pending a final answer to their asylum request.
However, the project is currently blocked, as Italian courts have forced the return of migrants from Albania to Italy.
This is not the first time the EU has attempted to introduce legislation on migrant returns. During the last legislative term, the bloc adopted a comprehensive package of laws to regulate migration management in the EU, called the Pact on Migration and Asylum.
The law ended up not being approved due to strong opposition from the European Parliament to proceed. /Adapted from “Pamphlet” by “ Euronews.com ”
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