"Dirty deal"/ Austrian newspaper on alert: The constitutionalist must prevent this nonsense

2023-11-27 14:04:00, Aktualitet CNA

"Dirty deal"/ Austrian newspaper on alert: The constitutionalist must

Edi Rama and Meloni

A dirty deal. This is how the Austrian newspaper "Der Standard" describes the agreement between Italy and Albania for immigrants.

In the article authored by Adelheid Wolfl, it is emphasized that the Meloni-Rama protocol is illegal and unconstitutional for many reasons, such as because it violates the sovereignty of the Albanian state.

Further in the article it is underlined that it is important that the rule of law is not further violated by dirty agreements like the one with Italy.

"Three weeks ago, Rama signed a protocol with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni that would bring migrants from the Mediterranean to Albania to then be held in 'administrative detention' in 'immigration processing centres'. Their future is not even defined in the agreement. According to the lawyers, the Meloni-Rama Protocol is illegal and unconstitutional for many reasons, such as because it violates the sovereignty of the Albanian state. Rama, who is behaving more and more authoritarian in Albania, presented all this as an honor, because in 1997 Italy accepted many Albanians who were fleeing violence and anarchy. In Albania in particular, however, it is important that the rule of law is not further violated by dirty agreements like the one with Italy", the article states.

According to the Austrian newspaper, "for the EU, the rule of law in the candidate countries should be the main priority.

"The idea to clarify the status of immigrants extraterritorially failed even in the Supreme Court in Great Britain. The Constitutional Court of Tirana must now prevent this nonsense". / CNA