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Meloni in the legal dispute: Italy is fighting against migration and justice!
Italy on December 12, 2024: Meloni fights against high traffic fatalities and migration while the judiciary torpedoes her plans.
Meloni in the legal dispute: Italy is fighting against migration and justice!
Italy is facing dramatic changes in transport policy and in dealing with migration. In order to reduce the alarming number of more than 3,000 traffic deaths per year, the government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has introduced new, strict traffic regulations. These include drastic penalties for drivers who talk on the phone while driving. Austria recorded 396 road deaths last year, underlining the seriousness of the situation, as the Small newspaper reported.
At the same time, an Italian court has ruled that outsourcing asylum procedures to Albania is unlawful. The Meloni government's plan was to accommodate asylum seekers who were not in need of protection in order to severely restrict irregular migration. After migrants, including citizens from Egypt and Bangladesh, had to be brought back to Italy, asylum centers in Albania remain empty. Meloni was critical of the court decisions, attacking the judiciary and speaking of a conspiracy, according to the report ZDF.
Right-wing government in conflict with the judiciary
The dispute over migration has escalated with the government's latest decree, which defines 19 countries, including Egypt and Bangladesh, as safe countries of origin. The opposition sees this as a dangerous step to undermine the separation of powers and accuses Meloni of wanting to reform the Italian justice system in order to strengthen his own political power. These developments could strain not only Italy's internal stability, but also its relationship with European institutions, as many of these countries considered safe are classified as unsafe by the EU.
The ongoing conflicts within the Italian government and with the judiciary cast a shadow over the already tense political situation in Italy. It remains to be seen how the new legislation will be received both domestically and at EU level and what consequences it will have for the Italian road network and migration policy.