MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Italy’s refusal to comply with its obligations under the Dublin Regulation – E-000534/2025

Question for written answer  E-000534/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Markus Buchheit (ESN)

Under the Dublin Regulation, Italy should take back 12 841 migrants, but it is refusing to cooperate[1]. A judgment of the European Court of Justice of December 2024 (cases C-185/24 and C-189/24) confirmed that a unilateral suspension of the Dublin Regulation without legal basis is inadmissible.

• 1.Does EU law provide for sanctions against Member States that unilaterally refuse to comply with their obligations under the Dublin Regulation, and if so, under what conditions and in what form can these sanctions be triggered?
• 2.How does the Commission plan to enforce the implementation of this jugdment in the Member States, for example in Italy?
• 3.In this connection, will the Dublin binding solidarity mechanisms also include sanctions for non-cooperation, such as financial cuts or exclusion from EU funds?

Submitted: 5.2.2025

• [1] https://www.euractiv.de/section/europa-kompakt/news/italien-blockiert-ruecknahme-von-migranten-aus-deutschland/