An Italian coast guard vessel arrives to transfer migrants, who were intercepted at sea and later detained at a reception facility in Albania, to Italy after a court in Rome overturned their detention orders, in Shengjin, Albania, October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga/File Photo
ROME (Reuters) - Justice Minister Carlo Nordio said Italian judges had failed to comply with EU law in a ruling last week that undermined Italy's flagship plan to house asylum seekers in Albania, a decision the government said it has appealed.
Last week, a court in Rome said a group of 12 people housed in Italian migrant facilities in Albania had to be brought to Italy because their countries of origin could not be considered safe based on a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling.
