WORLD WORLDWIDE FRANCE News Journal Update - (en) France, OCL CA #335 - Migrants: Italy outsources to Albania. (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Recently, Rome signed an agreement, in which Tirana undertakes to
recover on its territory migrants intercepted off the Italian coast.
---- 146,000 people landed on Italian shores in 2023, twice as many
(88,000) as in 2022. However, upon his accession to power, G. Méloni -
of the far right - had promised to stop the arrival of migrants in
Italy. Faced with the blatant failure of its promise, it has just signed
an agreement with the Albanian government to turn back boats approaching
the Italian coast to this country. These negotiations are confidential,
and we do not know what compensation is promised, other than that the
Albanian Prime Minister - socialist - E.Rama, ensures the support of
Italy with a view to his country's accession to the Union European. Rome
is therefore authorized to build two -reception- detention centers, at
its own expense on Albanian soil. They will remain under Italian
jurisdiction but secured by Albanian security services. They will be
operational from 2024.
the objective of the Meloni government is to send some 36,000 migrants
there. Of course, he says, women, minors and other vulnerable people who
will reach Italian soil are excluded. But what about family separations?
The first center will be located in the north of Albania, in the port of
Shengjin which will serve as a place for sorting and identifying those
landed. Then, the second not far from there in Grader. It will "welcome"
those who do not meet the criteria for the right to asylum. A boon for
the Albanian mafias who will find there material for profit and
exploitation.

Obviously this agreement is denounced on both sides of the Strait of
Otranto by opposition parliamentarians from both countries who were
presented with a fait accompli, without their opinion being asked. Also
denounced by humanitarian associations helping migrants. Because, as
close as the coasts of the two countries are, the sensitive points where
the boats disembark are towards the island of Lampedusa or the south of
Sicily. With this new Italian directive, migrants will have two or three
more days at sea (and in what conditions), before setting foot on land
in Albania. Furthermore, the reference to international and EU law
prohibits this outsourcing and subcontracting procedure. Albania being
outside the EU, G. Méloni therefore runs little risk of sanctions.
Remember that Italy had already been condemned for violation of the
principle of non-refoulement by the European Court of Human Rights in 2012.
Not long ago, other countries had tried to expatriate their unwanted
migrants. The United Kingdom first, which following the agreements
signed with Kigali in Rwanda (a country located 6,500 kilometers away),
saw the policy of the conservative government rejected by the kingdom's
justice system, deeming this measure illegal. To date, no plane or boat
has taken on migrants. The case is still before the Supreme Court. Same
failure for Denmark which had approached Rwanda, Tunisia... etc., faced
with protests and the failure of the approach, the social democratic
minister seems to have given up. Sweden, after welcoming 17,000 Syrians
in 2015, displays "you are no longer welcome". It is true that under
pressure from the "democrats" - extreme right - in the corridors of
power, the government has aligned itself with its Danish neighbor.
Reduce the influx of migrants by tightening the allocation of work visas
and residence rights... In France the current Darmanin law and its
restrictions is an example of this. Restrictive policies are therefore
generalized across the entire EU. Should we see in these policies the
European electoral deadline announced for June 2024?
And if the EU firmly emphasizes respect for international law with its
directives regarding the reception of migrants, Brussels seems misplaced
and at odds. Hasn't it been paying Turkey since 2005 to retain probable
candidates for migration on its soil? Or even the leaders of the Libyan
factions of whom we know what fate and what conditions they inflict on
the migrants there!
So everyone goes with their hypocrisy and cynicism masking the general
tightening of reception and stay conditions that is at work.

A choice of life!
Populated like France, the United Kingdom has 14 million people living
below the poverty line. 13% of British people are in energy poverty and
constrained by inflation. Milk increased by 38%, eggs +32%, pasta +24%.
While social and economic indicators are in the red, 50 billion pounds
(58 billion euros) will be devoted to defense (44 billion euros in
France for 2023). The existing social policies that have been eroded no
longer work and contribute to the systematic impoverishment of populations.
Faced with this misery that she would not like to see, Interior Minister
S. Breveman, overwhelming the homeless, considers that sleeping in a
tent or on the street is "a choice, a way of life". She is offended by
the number of tents which have invaded the streets or public spaces and
whose occupants are foreigners. To fight against this "way of life", the
police will be authorized to evict intruders and fine the mutual aid
associations which provide them with tents.
Will these measures resolve the political difficulties of the government
of R. Siniak, the extremely wealthy prime minister, who had promised his
electorate: "zero homelessness" before the January 2025 elections?
Having only 24% of voting intentions, compared to 45% for Labor, the
Conservatives also risk finding themselves outside Westminster:
"electorally on the streets".

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