Hearings: Joined cases C-706/25 Comeri and C-707/25 Sidilli, and C-414/25 Sedrata

On Monday 23 March 2026, the Court of Justice will hear joined cases C-706/25 Comeri and C-707/25 Sidilli. On Tuesday 24 March 2026, it will hear case C-414/25 Sedrata.

These cases concern the Italy-Albania Protocol of 6 November 2023, which allows Italy to use repatriation detention centres on Albanian territory under Italian jurisdiction, in order to manage migration flows. Four migrants, who were subject to expulsion orders and were already being detained in Italy, were transferred to one of these centres in Albania. Once there, they applied for international protection but received a new detention order. 

Two Italian courts have asked the Court of Justice to clarify whether the Italy-Albania Protocol is compatible with EU law. In Comeri and Sidilli, the issues raised concern, in particular, Italy’s competence to conclude the Protocol, the consequences of any failure to validate detention, and respect for the rights of defence and to health, while in Sedrata they focus on detention and the status of asylum seekers.

These hearings will be available in the Curia Web TV section of our website after they have been completed.

In the videos below, our press officer Luca Costanzo gives an overview of the facts of the cases and the legal issues involved.

Joined cases C-706/25 Comeri and C-707/25 Sidilli

Case C-414/25 Sedrata