The European Commission has issued a tepid response to the migration deal struck between Italy and Albania, simply warning it must comply with EU and international law.
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00:27 Allow me to say we're in contact with the Italian authorities
00:30 because we need to see the details.
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00:51 Now, there is a further element that says also
00:54 that member states are not as such precluded,
00:57 also from adopting measures under national law
01:01 to allow for applications for asylum
01:04 to be made from persons from third countries.
01:08 However, this must be done without any prejudice
01:12 to the full application of the union asylum,
01:16 a key, of course.
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