The Albanian Constitutional Court validated the agreement negotiated between Albania and Italy for the opening on Albanian soil of reception centers for migrants rescued at sea in Italian waters. The outsourcing of asylum requests is attracting more and more countries on the Old Continent, while illegal crossings are increasing sharply.
In 2023, according to Frontex, the European border agency, the number of illegal arrivals will increase by 17% for a total of nearly 380,000 migrants in one year. The stated objective is to prevent applicants from remaining in Europe once rejected. For the countries concerned, it is above all a question of discouraging migrants from coming to ask for asylum on their territory.