EU Commission Threatens to Freeze Solidarity Payments to Italy Over Asylum Pact Breach

The European Commission has formally warned Italy in a report that it may freeze solidarity payments after Rome refused to take back migrants for whom it is responsible under the EU asylum pact. This marks an escalation in the enforcement of the pact, as the Commission moves from diplomatic pressure to financial penalties. The outcome will test the EU's ability to enforce migration policy and could strain relations between Brussels and Rome.

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