Italian Senate Opens Hearings on Decree-Law 100/2026 to Implement EU Migration & Asylum Pact

Rome has formally begun the parliamentary scrutiny of Decree-Law 100/2026, the 84-article measure that must transpose large parts of the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum before its phased application starts on 12 June 2026. At 08:30 this morning the joint Constitutional & Justice Committees of the Senate launched a cycle of high-profile hearings that included the presidents of the National Magistrates’ Association and the National Bar, as well as the head of the Interior Ministry’s immigration department. Their testimony focused on how Italy will mesh the EU’s compulsory border-screening procedures with national guarantees of due process, and on whether the six-month deadline for issuing implementing decrees is realistic. In practical terms, the decree creates a fast-track border procedure for most applicants deemed unlikely to secure protection, introduces mandatory biometric registration within three hours of arrival, and sets strict time limits—often 12 days—for judicial review. Businesses that rely on intra-EU mobility welcomed the promise of clearer, Schengen-wide rules, but legal experts warned that the compressed timelines could generate an avalanche of appeals and clog local courts, creating uncertainty for employers that need to transfer staff quickly. Another flash-point is funding. The Interior Ministry estimates that the new screening infrastructure—mobile biometric kits, dedicated border-courts and extra detention capacity—will cost at least €240 million in 2026 alone, yet the government has earmarked only €110 million. Regional authorities fear they will be asked to pick up the shortfall just as they struggle with healthcare deficits and infrastructure backlogs.



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For mobility managers the message is clear: compliance paperwork for short-term assignees from outside the EU will become both more digital and more time-sensitive. Companies are already revising assignment timelines to allow for possible bottlenecks at Italy’s busiest external borders—Malpensa airport and the ports of Genoa, Bari and Catania—where first-time biometric enrolment could take up to 45 minutes per traveller until staff are fully trained. The committees are expected to finish hearings by 1 July and send an amended text to the full Senate before the summer recess. With coalition leaders keen to claim credit before next year’s European elections, observers expect only technical tweaks rather than substantive changes—meaning HR teams should start adapting their mobility policies now.