EU court hits Rama-Melon pact, Italian government reacts sharply

The court ruled that defining a country as a safe “” should be based on verifiable data, subject to judicial review and not be based on general political criteria. The decision implies that individual judges have the right to object to the national lists of “safe seats” when they contradict reality on the ground.

It was that decision that caused a harsh reaction from the Italian government.

In an official statement distributed by Palazzo Chigi and published on social networks by Prime Minister Giorgia Melon, the Italian government accuses European justice of “usurification of political competencies”, viewing this decision as an unacceptable intervention in issues exclusively belonging to the political sphere.

“judiciary sires, this time the European one, claims spaces that do not belong to, on issues that are exclusively political”, the statement said. The Italian government expresses concern that Luxembourg's decision gives a national judge the competence to assess not only an individual case, but the entire immigration policy framework.

The EU Court's decision came after a complaint filed by the Court of Rome about two asylum seekers from Bangladesh, who were sent to a reception centre in Albania under the agreement between Italy and Albania to treat migrants outside Italian territory. Asylum seekers were involved in an accelerated procedure, as Bangladesh was declared by Italian authorities as a secure “ ” country. However, the European Court stressed that such a definition cannot be based solely on government laws, if not verifiable and controlled data from courts, reports Euronews. al, broadcast Periscope.

According to the Italian executive, this approach poses a serious threat to state sovereignty in immigration management and undermines efforts to control the growing migration flows. This decision weakens policies against illegal immigration and protection of borders”, the statement further states.

The Italian government reports it will not withdraw from its immigration management strategy.

For the ten months that separate us from the entry into force of the new European Pact for Migration and Asylum, the government will not stop seeking any technical and legal solutions to protect the safety of Italian citizens,” the statement concludes. /Periscope