With a record level of asylum applications in 2023, projects to outsource applications asylum are becoming more and more popular in Europe. The idea, which aims to reduce the pressure on the asylum systems of the Old Continent, is popular in Denmark and Austria as well as in Germany.
For the moment, no outsourcing has really seen the light of day on the continent, hampered by several legal obstacles. The agreement concluded between Rome and Tirana seems to escape from this by only concerning migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, not those who have already set foot on Italian soil.