Italy, Albania

Migrants from Italy arrive in Albania under contested agreement
Tuesday's boat was the first to arrive in Albania following a monthslong pause. The European Court of Justice is set to review the scheme in February.
Will it be third time lucky for Italy-Albania asylum scheme?
Italy's attempt to house migrants in non-EU member state Albania while it processes their asylum applications has already failed twice. Will things work out for Giorgia Meloni's government this time round?
Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania
Italy says it is transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attempt facing hurdles by courts.
Italy takes 49 migrants to Albania as Meloni pushes through controversial plan
New legislation passed in January requires Italian appeals courts to approve the detention of asylum seekers rather than special immigration services.
Italy Begins Shipping Migrants to Albania, Reviving Stalled Program
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s first attempt to have asylum seekers held for assessment overseas was immediately blocked by judges. Now another is underway.
Italy sends more migrants to Albania for processing following court rejections
An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers
Italy sends 49 more migrants to Albania for processing after earlier rejections
The attempt at processing at special centres in Albania follows two previous failures in October and November.
Italy sends 49 migrants to Albanian asylum camp
Italy brought 49 migrants to Albania on Tuesday. An Italian navy ship brought the people to the port of Shengjin. Their asylum applications are to be decided there. Italy is the first EU country to set up camps for asylum seekers outside the EU.
Italian navy ship drops off 49 migrants in Albania despite previous court rejections
An Italian navy ship has dropped off 49 migrants in Albania after intercepting them in international waters, in the third attempt to carry out a contentious plan to relocate migrants to be processed under a deal between the two countries.
Giorgia Meloni makes fresh push to detain migrants in Albania
Giorgia Meloni is making a fresh attempt at reviving her stalled plan to detain irregular migrants in Albania, after the ...
Italian ship carrying migrants picked up offshore reaches Albania
An Italian navy ship carrying 49 migrants picked up in international waters arrived in Albania on Tuesday, amid a new attempt ...
Italy ships migrants to Albania as Meloni plots to circumvent EU court
Italy has resumed sending illegal migrants to its new Albania processing centre as Giorgia Meloni, the country’s prime ...
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Giorgia Meloni has grand banking ambitions
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Migration Outsourcing to Albania: The Italian PM’s On-Again, Off-Again Grand Plan
Despite the Italian migrant centres in Albania officially opening in October, the facilities have lain empty over a legal ...