Italy and Germany clash over secondary migrant returns

A dispute between Giorgia Meloni and Friedrich Merz arises over the EU asylum pact's implementation.

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Italy accuses Germany of not complying with secondary migrant return rules.

The conflict tests the EU's migration agreements' robustness.

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