Albanien: Italiens Ruanda

Was der britischen Regierung Ruanda ist, wohin sie unbedingt Asylbewerber hin abschieben will, ist für Italien seine quasi Ex-Kolonie Albanien, das immerhin etwas näher liegt.

Nun hat auch das Oberste albanische Gericht dem Plan zugestimmt, bislang stand es seiner Umsetzung noch im Wege:

Albania's top court on Monday approved a controversial deal that will see the country host two holding centres for migrants rescued in Italian waters.

The agreement faced a legal challenge taken up by Albania's Constitutional Court following condemnation from opposition parties in both countries, as well as rights groups.

"The agreement does not harm Albania's territorial integrity," the court said in a statement.

The Tirana court ruling comes just days after Italian MPs voted in favour of the agreement. The lower chamber of parliambackedent the protocol by 155 votes to 115, with two abstentions.

During the parliamentary debate, opposition MPs accused Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of using migrants as "electoral propaganda", saying the project would have little impact on numbers and was hugely costly.

The text now goes to the Italian Senate, where it is also expected to be approved.

The accord allows for two centres to be established near the Albanian port of Shengjin, where migrants would register for asylum, as well as a facility in the same region to house those awaiting a response to their applications.