Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000554/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Alberico Gambino (ECR), Carlo Fidanza (ECR), Nicola Procaccini (ECR), Stefano Cavedagna (ECR), Carlo Ciccioli (ECR), Alessandro Ciriani (ECR), Giovanni Crosetto (ECR), Elena Donazzan (ECR), Chiara Gemma (ECR), Paolo Inselvini (ECR), Mario Mantovani (ECR), Giuseppe Milazzo (ECR), Michele Picaro (ECR), Daniele Polato (ECR), Ruggero Razza (ECR), Francesco Ventola (ECR), Mariateresa Vivaldini (ECR), Sergio Berlato (ECR), Denis Nesci (ECR), Pietro Fiocchi (ECR)
On 3 February 2025, the Italian authorities conducted a major operation in the provinces of Salerno, Naples and Caserta, uncovering more than 2 000 fraudulent applications for residence permits and arresting 36 people on charges of facilitating illegal immigration, corruption and forging public documents. The investigation exposed a criminal organisation that has been issuing false documents to illegally regularise the status of third-country nationals, fuelling an illegal scheme worth millions of euros and undermining security and the law. The facilitation of illegal immigration poses a threat to the stability of the Member States and calls for coordinated action at EU level to thwart the criminal networks involved.
In view of the above:
- 1.What additional tools could be made available to the Member States to combat this facilitation of illegal immigration, and to identify and dismantle these transnational criminal networks?
- 2.What joint cooperation and control measures will the Commission put in place to help the Member States put a stop to these false or unlawful documents and ensure greater security, while respecting national competences?
- 3.What cooperation tools will it promote with countries of origin to prevent migrants becoming embroiled with organised crime gangs?
Submitted: 6.2.2025