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The Advocate General of the ECJ, Richard de la Tour, has presented his final opinion on the case, in which he expressed doubts about the "Albania model" regarding the asylum policy pursued by the Italian Government...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is examining the legality of the so-called "Albania Model" regarding migrants, based on the agreement between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni intends to carry out certain asylum procedures in Albanian camps in order to accelerate the deportation of refugees from safe countries of origin.
The current case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) mainly concerns the definition of "safe countries of origin" and who is authorized to designate them. The ruling is expected on Friday (August 1) and could have major consequences for Germany as well.
The issue at hand is whether an Italian legislative decree is compatible with European Union law. The Meloni government used the law to determine which third countries were considered safe, including Bangladesh. The ECJ's Advocate General, Richard de la Tour, has submitted his final opinion on the case, in which he expressed doubts about the "Albania model" of the asylum policy pursued by the Italian government.
“While EU member states like Italy are allowed to designate safe countries of origin for their asylum procedures, the relevant regulations and the sources on which these assessments by national governments are based must be disclosed so that national courts can review them.
Furthermore, countries can be classified as safe even if individual groups of people are not safe there, but only on condition that the country of origin is democratic and protects the affected groups. Accelerated asylum procedures should not be applied to vulnerable groups of people, such as homosexuals,” says de la Tour. His proposal is considered a legal assessment. But the European Court of Justice is not legally bound to base its conclusions on it and could reach a different decision.
Meanwhile, German MEP Erik Marquardt welcomes the fact that the EU's highest court is now examining the criteria and restrictions for outsourcing asylum procedures.
"Many EU states have placed themselves above their own laws and human dignity with their isolationist policies. I hope that the decision can counteract this development," said the Green Party politician. / Adapted Pamphlet from FR.de/
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