Italian Opposition Raids Empty Albania Migrant Centers: “Surreal and Failed Project” Costs €1B
Empty beds, ghost towns, €1 billion down the drain. Italy’s opposition stormed the Albania migrant centers Tuesday, blasting PM Giorgia Meloni‘s flagship scheme as a “surreal and failed project”—exposing pristine facilities holding zero migrants after endless court blocks.
Democratic Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein led the opposition raid on Shëngjin and Gjader sites—built for 3,000+ monthly asylum claims from “safe” nations like Egypt and Bangladesh. “A clamorous failure,” Schlein roared on X, echoing Albania migrant centers, Meloni failed project, Italy opposition raid, surreal migrant centers, and failed Albania protocol surging in Italian searches.
Launched Oct. 2024 with €710M pact (now €1B+ overrun), centers aimed to fast-track deportations offshore. Disaster unfolded: Italian courts 3x blocked transfers—EU top court Aug. 2025 nuked “safe country” list. 43 migrants shipped back; sites empty since Feb.—staff bored, locals shrug.
NGO bombshell: ActionAid tallies €153K per bed vs. €21K in Italy; €114K daily for 5 days’ use. PD MP Rachele Scarpa: “Violations everywhere—self-harm, suicides.”
X erupts—@UGirovago77000‘s May 2024 blitz vid: 2.7K likes, “Just bulldozers!” @d_boeselager (MEP): 4K likes, “€60M propaganda dump.” @DavideR46325615: 1.7K likes, “Inglo rious end.”
Meloni vows tweaks—repatriation hubs? €800M+ raided from quake/climate funds. Albanian PM Rama: “Can’t function.”
U.S. eyes? Trump’s mass deportations nod to offshore models—but Italy-Albania flop warns: Legal walls crush €1M per migrant hype. EU Pact copies? 55% Italians oppose per polls. Migrant arrivals dipped 60%—but at what cost?
Schlein: “Resign—apologize!” Meloni: “Innovative—keep fighting.”
Surreal scenes from opposition raid fuel Meloni failed project fire—Albania migrant centers a €1B tombstone.
By Sam Michael
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