Mitsotakis expresses scepticism about Italy-Albania migration agreement
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed skepticism about the Italy-Albania migration agreement in an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday.
Mitsotakis said that it remains to be seen whether the agreement will be effective and he expressed doubts about its potential to be replicated at a European level.
“Let me be careful here. This is a bilateral arrangement. I don’t know whether it could be replicated at the European level,” he said. “We also have to see if it actually works.”
“These people are processed according to Italian asylum legislation, and whatever happens to them, they will, in one way or another, be returned to Italy. If we were to do so at the European level… where would they go?” he added.
The Greek Prime Minister also said that the European Union needs to establish legal pathways for immigrants and asylum seekers.
“If you want to build a big fence, you also need a big door,” he said.
Mitsotakis is set to participate in the European Council summit in Brussels where migration is expected to be one of the top issues on the agenda.
