The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was caught almost unprepared by the decision taken this afternoon by the Court of Rome, which ordered the return to Italy of 12 immigrants who are in the camp set up in Gjadër, with the argument that they do not come from safe places.
Meloni heard the news in Beirut, where he had gone to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the conflict between Israel and Lebanon.
In the first reaction after the decision, Meloni said that "it is difficult to work and try to give answers to this nation when you also have objections from a part of the institutions".
Meanwhile, in a second reaction, Meloni announced that he will convene the government as soon as he finishes his visit to Lebanon and according to her, he will manage to solve the created precedent quickly.
"I will find a solution to this problem as well. I have called a cabinet meeting for Monday to approve the rules that will allow us to overcome this obstacle. I do not think it is the jurisdiction of the judiciary to determine which places are or are not safe. It is the government's responsibility, and therefore I believe that the government should better clarify what a safe country means", declared the Italian Prime Minister while speaking from Beirut.
Meanwhile, the Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, after the decision, called on the judges to "not prevent the government from working".
"I am used to respecting the decisions of the judiciary, but I would like the decisions of the executive and legislative powers to be respected as well, because democracy is based on the tripartite division of powers. The judiciary should enforce the laws, not modify them or prevent the executive from being able to do its job. The agreement between Italy and Albania is a model to follow", declared Tajani.