Neither judges nor bureaucrats will stop the Italian government from enforcing its policies on migrants, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday, August 27.

"I want to say clearly that any attempt made to prevent us from managing the phenomenon of illegal immigration will be rejected: there is no judge, politician, or bureaucrat who can prevent us from enforcing Italian law, guaranteeing the safety of citizens, fighting the slave traders of the third millennium, and saving human lives," said Meloni in a keynote closing speech at the annual Meeting in Rimini of the influential Catholic activist group Comunione e Liberazione (CL).

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Magistrates union denies 'design' against executive

Earlier in August, the Italian magistrates' union ANM hit back after Meloni said she saw a "design" in recent court rulings in Italy related to migrants, linking this to the government's controversial reform of the judiciary to separate the career paths of judges and prosecutors.

"Magistrates do not do politics, they do their job every day despite insults, intimidation and a constant campaign of delegitimization that damages the very foundations of our democratic State," said the ANM's Central Executive Council in a statement.

"The Italian judiciary will continue to do its job with deep respect for its constitutional mandate," it continued.

"There is no design against the executive; to say so is to fail to understand the functioning of the separation of powers of the State."

The government's plan to run migrant centres on Albanian territory thanks to an agreement with Tirana has been effectively halted so far because of legal hurdles and in early August the court of ministers sent a request to parliament to prosecute Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and Cabinet Secretary Alfredo Mantovano over Italy's release earlier this year of a Libyan general wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes.

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'Not interested in exploiting migrants for cheap labor'

"We are not interested in exploiting migration to provide cheap labor for our production systems," she added.

"We are interested in addressing the root causes that drive so many, too many young people to pay unscrupulous traffickers to undertake potentially lethal journeys in search of a better life that our societies almost never manage to guarantee."

"We are interested in codifying and defending the right not to have to emigrate."

Italy 'should be proud' of changing EU approach, says PM

Italy, Meloni emphasized, "has played a role that I consider crucial, also in changing the European approach to this challenge: because if today we prioritize the implementation of equal partnerships with countries of origin and transit, the defense of the European Union's external borders, the strengthening of repatriation policies, and the development of innovative solutions, this is thanks to our courage and determination."

These are choices, Meloni claimed, that have led to "reducing irregular arrivals but above all reducing the number of deaths and missing at sea. This is the result that should make us most proud, because there is nothing more important than saving a human life or snatching it from the clutches of human traffickers."

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