The court considered in this case the Dublin transfer of a single male applicant. It reviewed the standards established under the CJEU’s Jawo judgment and concluded that the Italian reception centres, and the temporary reception centres (CAS), continue to offer a generally suitable accommodation. The court also underlined, that Italian employers are generally reliant on applicants’ and beneficiaries’ employment, especially in the agricultural sector with significant labour shortages. Hence, a healthy single male applicant can in principle secure his living and would not be at risk of inhuman or degrading treatment.

The situation may be different in individual cases of applicants with vulnerabilities, and, even in the light of the ECtHR judgment in MT, authorities must ensure that special needs and vulnerabilities are tended to, before deciding on the transfer of an applicant.