Agreement between Italy and Albania for the management of migratory flows . It was signed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the leader of Tirana Edi Rama , who was visiting Rome.
«The agreement envisages setting up migrant centers in Albania that can contain up to three thousand people », explained Meloni. Adding: «The agreement we are signing today enriches the collaboration between our two countries with a further step and when we started discussing it we started from the idea that mass illegal immigration is a phenomenon that no EU state can deal with only and therefore collaboration between EU states and non-EU states - for now - is fundamental".
From what we learn, the memorandum of understanding will not apply to immigrants arriving on the Italian coasts and territory but to those rescued in the Mediterranean by Italian ships, such as Navy and Financial Police units, but not to migrants rescued by boats of NGOs.
Furthermore, it will not apply to minors, pregnant women and vulnerable subjects.
Furthermore, the agreement provides, at the Albanian port of Shengjin, Italy will take care of the disembarkation and identification procedures and will create a first reception and screening centre. In Gjader, in north-west Albania, a CPR model structure will be built for subsequent procedures.
(Unioneonline/lf)