Italian judges failed to comply with EU law in Albanian camps ruling, minister says


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  • Thursday, 24 Oct 2024

An Italian coast guard vessel arrives to transfer migrants, who were intercepted at sea and later detained at a reception facility in Albania, to Italy after a court in Rome overturned their detention orders, in Shengjin, Albania, October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Justice Minister Carlo Nordio said Italian judges had failed to comply with EU law in a ruling last week that undermined Italy's flagship plan to house asylum seekers in Albania, a decision the government said it has appealed.

Last week, a court in Rome said a group of 12 people housed in Italian migrant facilities in Albania had to be brought to Italy because their countries of origin could not be considered safe based on a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling.

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