The Italian Prime Minister, the far-right Giorgia Meloniconfirmed today that he wants to remove the “special protection for applicants for asylum”after the League, the formation of his partner and vice president of the Government, Matteo Salvini, presented an amendment in this regard.
“My objective is the elimination of special protection, because it is additional protection compared to what happens in the rest of Europe”, Meloni said when asked by the Italian media shortly before ending an official visit to Ethiopia.
The sovereignist League presented this Friday an amendment to end the controversial status that will be included in the decree that the Government of Meloni approved on March 9 after the shipwreck of a barge off the coast of Calabria (south) in which 93 died. immigrants.
The decree, among other things, will increase the prison sentences for members of the mafias that manage irregular migratory traffic through the Mediterranean and is expected to reach the plenary session of the Senate on Tuesday of next week.
“There is a proposal that the majority worked on as a whole, it is not an issue on which there are disagreements. It is complex and it is normal for there to be several amendments, but we all agree on the objectives that we set ourselves”, she said when questioned about possible differences in this regard within the government coalition.
Meloni acknowledged that she had not spoken with the leader of the League “recently”but insisted that “There are no substantial divergences, but rather the willingness to work together.” “Special protection” It is a status that Italy has granted since 2018 to certain immigrants who, for various reasons, are not granted the title of refugee or the so-called subsidiary protection.
The “special protection” It is a status that Italy has granted since 2018 to certain immigrants who, for various reasons, are not granted the title of refugee or the so-called subsidiary protection.
The main opposition party, the progressive Democratic Party (PD), harshly criticized Meloni, accusing her of using migration to avoid tackling other issues, such as the economy.
“Giorgia Meloni’s statements confirm that the inhumanly absurd fury against migrants, which wants to end with the cancellation of special protection, only serves to cover up the delays and the inability of this government to indicate a clear direction to get our country out of their financial difficultiessaid his spokesman in the Senate, Francesco Boccia.
The Government decreed last Tuesday a state of national immigration emergency for the next six months in an attempt, among other things, to promote deportations through an increase in centers to identify and repatriate immigrants who do not have the right to asylum.
Source: EFE
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