European Commission Sides with Meloni at EU Court on Offshore Migrant Centers

The trial of the Meloni government's protocol with Albania starts at the European Court. The Commission's lawyer sides with Rome: “Its list is legitimate, it is not necessary that all citizens should be protected in the country of origin.” The political process began in Luxembourg...

European Commission Sides with Meloni at EU Court on Offshore Migrant Centers

Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission took the side of Giorgia Meloni’s conservative government during a case at the European Court of Justice. The lawsuit was prompted by Italian activist judges who’ve been trying to block the implementation of the administration’s Albania Protocol for months. The Meloni government has claimed that national law supersedes EU law in determining which countries are “safe” for asylum seekers. Those who come f…

European Commissioner backs Italy over Albania policy

The European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, told ANSA on the eve of a visit to Italy, that he backed the Italian policy regarding setting up asylum centers in Albania.

“We had a fruitful conversation with President Meloni and we are aligned on all the issues we discussed, so it was a fruitful dialogue, a great day in Rome, first with the Minister of Foreign Affairs” Antonio Tajani “and now with the president” Meloni. This was stated by the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner (pictured), at the end of the meeting with Meloni. Brunner also had an interview at the Viminale with Interior …

Brunner Meets Meloni: Talks on Returns and Asylum Centers in Albania

EU Commissioner for Migration Magnus Brunner (ÖVP) has met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome for an intensive exchange on current migration issues. It was Brunner's first visit to Italy since his appointment as EU Commissioner for Migration.

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, received at Palazzo Chigi the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Magnus Brunner, as part of his first visit to Italy. This was announced by the Presidency of the Council. The meeting focused on the European Commission's upcoming migration policy initiatives, starting with the strengthening of partnerships with migrants' countries of origin and transit and the implementation of t…