(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 17 - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on
Tuesday told the Lower House that a directive regarding
repatriations and the concept of safe countries could not be
postponed any longer and called for the implementation as soon
as possible of a new Pact on immigration and asylum.
"We consider as undelayable a review of the directive on
repatriations and of the concept of safe country, as we consider
important to move up as much as possible what has been provided
for by the new Pact on immigration and asylum, also with the aim
of finally shedding light on an issue that was the object of
recent judicial measures of an ideological flavour which, if
confirmed in their basic philosophy by the EU Court of Justice,
would risk compromising, at least until new EU rules come into
force in 2026, the repatriation policies of all member states, a
concerning and unacceptable perspective that it is necessary to
prevent with determination", said Meloni. (ANSA).