Berlin on Friday reiterated that
Italy needs to resume taking back asylum seekers from Germany
under the terms of the Dublin Regulation if it wants Germany to
resume relocations under the European voluntary solidarity
mechanism.
"Italy is not respecting readmissions under the Dublin system,
and until it does, we will not accept any more refugees" from
Italy through the solidarity mechanism, German Interior Minister
Nancy Faeser told Zdf broadcast.
Now Berlin is waiting for Rome to "meet us again halfway" in the
fulfillment of its "obligations", Faeser said.
The Dublin Regulation, dating to 2013, establishes that asylum
claims must be handled by the EU country of first entry unless
decided otherwise, and that this country must readmit asylum
seekers found lodging claims elsewhere.
Separately, in 2022 a voluntary solidarity mechanism was agreed
at European level for the redistribution of asylum seekers in
support of front-line countries such as Italy that receive the
vast majority of arrivals, especially by sea.
Photo: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.
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