Rome, 9 Aug. (LaPresse) – A 22-year-old Somali woman, Abdirisaq Warsame, who arrived in Germany in March, is to be repatriated to Italy on 19 August. This is reported by *La Repubblica*, which explains how the Merz government, under pressure from polls showing the far-right AfD in steady rise, has decided to adopt a hard line on migrants. According to the newspaper, under European rules and the Dublin Regulation, the woman should have applied for asylum in Italy rather than Germany, as Italy was the first EU country she arrived in. Since December 2022, however, Italy had consistently refused to take back so-called ‘Dublin cases’, and in an agreement signed in December 2025, Rome and Berlin had decided to draw a line under previous cases involving ‘Dublin cases’ who had remained in Germany. All this, however, was merely pending the entry into force of the European Asylum Reform. A spokesperson for the German Ministry of the Interior subsequently explained to *Repubblica* that, for ‘Dublin cases’ arriving this year, Germany intends to apply European rules strictly. It intends to return them to Italy and elsewhere. “A functioning Dublin system is a prerequisite for the success of the European Asylum Reform (GEAS),” the spokesperson told *Repubblica*. “Germany expects transfers to Italy and Greece to resume from the aforementioned date.” As for the number of ‘Dublin cases’ that are expected to be transferred to Italy, the spokesperson for the German Ministry of the Interior clarified that “it depends on many factors”, without commenting on individual cases.
Migrants: Germany to deport them to Italy
Rome, 9 Aug. (LaPresse) – A 22-year-old Somali woman, Abdirisaq Warsame, who arrived in Germany in March, is to be repatriated to Italy on 19 August. This is reported by *La Repubblica*, which explains how the Merz government, under pressure from polls showing the far-right AfD in steady rise, has decided to adopt a hard line on migrants. According to the newspaper, under European rules and the Dublin Regulation, the woman should have applied for asylum in Italy rather than Germany, as Italy was the first EU country she arrived in. Since December 2022, however, Italy had consistently refused to take back so-called ‘Dublin cases’, and in an agreement signed in December 2025, Rome and Berlin had decided to draw a line under previous cases involving ‘Dublin cases’ who had remained in Germany. All this, however, was merely pending the entry into force of the European Asylum Reform. A spokesperson for the German Ministry of the Interior subsequently explained to *Repubblica* that, for ‘Dublin cases’ arriving this year, Germany intends to apply European rules strictly. It intends to return them to Italy and elsewhere. “A functioning Dublin system is a prerequisite for the success of the European Asylum Reform (GEAS),” the spokesperson told *Repubblica*. “Germany expects transfers to Italy and Greece to resume from the aforementioned date.” As for the number of ‘Dublin cases’ that are expected to be transferred to Italy, the spokesperson for the German Ministry of the Interior clarified that “it depends on many factors”, without commenting on individual cases.