The Italian government has reaffirmed its commitment to proceeding with its project of transferring rescued migrants at sea to centers established in Albania.<\/p>\n
This statement came after 43 migrants, who had arrived in Gjad\u00ebr on Tuesday, were returned to Italy on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, stated that efforts to combat illegal immigration must not stop.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe must promote regular immigration, but at the same time, we must combat illegal immigration. We are convinced that we are right, so we will move forward,\u201d Tajani declared.<\/span><\/p>\n His statement has reignited political controversy in Italy. Opposition leader Elly Schlein called the so-called \u201cAlbanian Model\u201d a failed project.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI said from the beginning that the so-called \u2018Albanian Model\u2019 could not work. I support strict border controls, but this should be done by making agreements with countries like Tunisia, Niger, or Libya,\u201d said Senator Carlo Calenda.<\/span><\/p>\n Other opposition figures have also expressed criticism, arguing that the investment in reception structures for migrants in Gjad\u00ebr was a wasted effort.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Italian government has reaffirmed its commitment to proceeding with its project of transferring rescued migrants at sea to centers established in Albania. This statement came after 43 migrants, who had arrived in Gjad\u00ebr on Tuesday, were returned to Italy on Saturday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, stated that efforts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":75930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,1803],"tags":[150,243,151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n