Overview
- Leaders signed an intergovernmental agreement and roughly 16 sector accords covering defense, security, energy, infrastructure, cyber cooperation, civil protection, health, culture and finance.
- A new referral by the Rome Court of Appeal to the EU Court of Justice questions Italy’s power to conclude the 2023 protocol on migrant centers in Albania, extending legal uncertainty.
- The Albanian sites remain largely underused, with the Shengjin hotspot effectively closed and the Gjader facility hosting only transfers from other Italian centers after judicial limits.
- Meloni defended the protocol and said the centers will operate as intended when the EU Pact on migration and asylum takes effect, which is expected in mid‑2026.
- Industrial and strategic projects advanced, including a Fincantieri–Kayo joint venture to build seven ships at Pashaliman, work on Corridor VIII, an Italy–UAE–Albania renewables and subsea interconnection plan, and delivery of patrol boats to Albania’s coast guard.