Italy wants to protect itself, or at least that’s the message it wants to give. The Transalpine Government announced: starts next saturday and for a period of 10 days (may be extended), will close its borders with Slovenia is attempting to contain possible terrorist infiltrations.
Decision including: Suspension of the right to free movement Europe ratifies the agreement Schengen, One of the pillars of the EUIt comes amid alarm over possible attacks in Europe, although there is currently no direct threat to Italy as officials acknowledge.
In this context the Italian Government stated that: The new measure has already been communicated Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi to the vice-president of the European Commission, Margaritis SchinasAlready President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsolaamong other community officials. The purpose is basically to block the call Balkan routeThe migration route from the countries of that region to Italy.
Balkan Route
Increasing threats of violence “also in the EU” due to the conflict between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas are made worse by ongoing attacks. immigration pressure This situation, to which Italy is subject by both sea and land, means that 140,000 people will reach Italy’s shores in 2023, which represents an 85 percent increase compared to 2022. “Since the beginning of the year in the only region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, 16,000 people “Those who enter national territory irregularly,” they pointed out.
The announcement came after the events of the past few days. arrested at least three people For terrorist alert reasons. The reintroduction of internal border controls is based on Article 28 of the Schengen Border Code. public order or internal security “If immediate action is required by a Member State, the Member State concerned may immediately re-establish border controls at internal borders, exceptionally for a limited period not exceeding 10 days,” he argued.
Likewise, the Prime Minister of the country, Giorgia Meloni, announced that his Government is working on this issue.offers“He is about to present at the next EU Council.