The new European regulations will allow countries of first reception for migrants to "do in 28 days, one month, what today statistically happens after years" in terms of recognition of the right to asylum and expulsions. This was stated by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi at Atreju, the political event organized by the ruling party Fratelli d'Italia, and held in Rome from December 6 to 14.

According to the minister, this will make it possible to carry out "checks rapidly and prevent people from using the noble instrument of the right to asylum in a purely instrumental way."

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'Border control, an end to fanciful rulings'

"Democratic countries have the duty to provide hospitality to those fleeing wars and persecution in their home countries, but at the same time they also have the duty to control their borders," the Interior Minister stressed.

"Over the years, the way these two needs have intersected has meant that border control became recessive and secondary. First reception is provided, and then, through extremely complicated procedures, it is verified whether a person has the right to stay or not," he continued.

Now, with the new European regulations, "a turning point" is arriving, and countries of first entry such as Italy and Greece "are realistically positioning themselves to do in 28 days, one month, what today statistically takes years," the Minister specified.

With the new European immigration rules, Piantedosi added, "presumably we should no longer witness, with total impunity, fanciful court rulings that somehow recognize the need to protect individuals- people who, upon entry, claim to be worried because their father scolded them in some way -- I am recounting real cases -- and therefore say they are afraid to return home for fear of their parents."

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The Albanian model and Europe's shift in approach

"Albania, which was one of the models we put forward in advance, will benefit from these EU regulations," Piantedosi said, commenting that "some take satisfaction in the alleged failure of the Albania model, but we have had individuals released by judicial decisions that gave weight to statements by certain detainees- taken there after committing even serious crimes- who were deemed vulnerable because they claimed to suffer from insomnia. As a result, we had to bring them back to Italy, where they then resumed committing crimes."

The Minister also spoke about Lampedusa, describing it as "a snapshot of the hypocrisy that surrounded the immigration issue. A certain pro-immigration cultural milieu advocated open doors to anyone indiscriminately; however, from the dock onwards, it was no longer anyone's problem, and migrants were left to fend for themselves. We restarted from reception in Lampedusa."

Piantedosi thanked European Commissioner Magnus Brunner, "because since he took office, there has been a change of pace in Europe."

"Italy's good fortune has been having an ally within the European Commission and in Brunner on these issues. From the very beginning of his mandate, we immediately aligned on the strands to be shared in European policies combating irregular immigration. One of the first objectives he identified was, in some way, defining a regulatory framework and therefore approving these regulations, which were finalized last week," he added.

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