EU EU civil war erupts as Italy's Giorgia Meloni explodes!

[CharlieH]

 

Meloni’s Migrant Plan Slammed by EU Court — Fury as Judges ‘Erase’ Italian Sovereignty
 

ROME — Giorgia Meloni’s war on illegal immigration has just hit a wall — a big, bureaucratic, Brussels-sized wall. Her controversial migrant plan, involving offshore processing centres in Albania, has been slapped down by Europe’s top judges — and she’s not taking it quietly.

 

The Italian Prime Minister is fuming after the European Court of Justice ruled that her government must justify why it considers certain countries “safe” to deport migrants to — and allow challenges to those claims. In short: migrants can't just be bundled off to Albanian holding camps without a proper legal explanation.

Meloni’s deal with Albania — hailed by her government as a bold solution to the migration crisis — aimed to fast-track asylum claims from nationals of so-called "safe" countries like Bangladesh and Egypt. But the courts weren’t convinced.

 

Three groups of migrants were already shipped off to Albania between October and January, but legal chaos soon followed. Italian judges argued that simply declaring a country “safe” wasn’t enough, especially if human rights protections only applied to part of its population. The result? Her flagship immigration crackdown stalled in its tracks.

 

The row exploded when two Bangladeshi migrants, rescued in Italian waters but taken to Albania for processing, challenged the very basis of their removal. The court sided with them.

 

On Friday, the ECJ issued its judgement: “EU law does not preclude a member state from designating a third country as a safe country of origin ... provided that that designation can be subject to effective judicial review.” Translation: you can’t just wave migrants off to Albania on a whim — there has to be legal process and transparency.

 

Meloni’s camp hit back hard.

“This decision weakens policies to combat mass illegal immigration,” her office fumed, accusing

 

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from  The Express  2025-08-02

 

 

 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

I’d tap her.

[RayC]

2 hours ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

I’d tap her.

 

You're too late. Unfortunately, she apparently exploded and the EU is now a war zone as a result.

[ThreeCardMonte]

20 minutes ago, RayC said:

 

You're too late. Unfortunately, she apparently exploded and the EU is now a war zone as a result.

She’s dead?

 

I guess I won’t 

[vinny41]

Despite the ruling, Italy’s deportations to Albania will continue — for now. Authorities have since redefined the role of the Albanian centres to include migrants whose asylum claims have already been rejected. The court decision is seen as a win for Italian judges but has limited short-term impact on government policy.

Meanwhile, EU asylum law is evolving. A regulation set to take effect in June 2026 or sooner will allow governments to declare countries “safe” with certain exceptions — aligning more closely with Italy’s approach. The European Commission has also proposed its own non-binding list of safe countries, including Egypt and Bangladesh.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/01/eu-court-rebukes-italy-over-migrant-transfers-to-albania

[Celsius]

Just ignore the courts. What's the problem?