Monday, 18 October 2010
Chosen Regions: Veneto, Marche, Toscana and Campania,
New Identification and Expulsion Centres will be opened in four Regions namely Veneto, Marche, Toscana and Campania, Home Affairs Minister Roberto Maroni has said.
He told the Parliamentary Schengen Committee that the new centres will be operational anytime from mid to the end of next year.
Mr. Maroni said that at the moment all the existing 13 Identification and Expulsion Centres are not overcrowded, so there is no emergency.
All the centres will be managed by the Italian Red Cross whom Mr. Maroni said will be tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that basic standards are met.
Mr. Maroni also confirmed that there is a drastic fall in the number of irregular immigrants arriving in Italy. By the end of September 2010, only 2,868 had arrived compared to 8,292 who had arrived in the country in the same period last year.
Unfortunately, the minister said, irregular immigrants have identified new routes for entering the country which are mainly used by Afghans, Turks, and Greeks. The Government has already taken action to stop those routes from being used by irregular immigrants, Mr. Maroni said.
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