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Italy’s takeover blockade of refugees is on the diplomatic stage. Justice Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider will travel to Rome on May 31 to discuss the unilateral suspension of the Dublin Agreement with Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi.

The Federal Government Justice and Police (FDJP) announced this to the Keystone-SDA news agency on Saturday. Baume-Schneider is willing to attend the work meeting recording block Also possible financial support from Switzerland to Italian migration projects discuss how to use funds from the second Swiss contribution to the EU-27 states.

Since December, Italy has refused to take back refugees whose asylum applications the country is actually responsible for according to the so-called Dublin agreement. According to the agreement, the country of first reception must carry out the asylum procedure.

Italy is said to have violated EU law by refusing to readmit. The reason given by the country was that it no longer had any reception capacity due to the large influx of refugees via the Mediterranean.

300 readmission requests

In an interview with the “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” in early May, Baume-Schneider expected that Italy’s blockade could drag on for months. She saw no sign of any movement from the Italian government under Giorgia Meloni.

According to Baume-Schneider, Switzerland had asked Italy to take back about 300 refugees in early May. In 40 cases, responsibility passed to Switzerland because a six-month deadline had expired.

According to the Federal Council, Switzerland and its European partners have an interest in proceeding with the reform of the Dublin system before the European Parliament elections in spring 2024. Baume-Schneider argues for stricter controls at the Schengen external borders. In return, she would like to improve the distribution of refugees across European countries.

(jam/sda)