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Italy faces big setback over migrant camps in Albania
A special immigration court in Rome ruled that the 12 migrants, sent to the camp at Gjader not far from the Adriatic coast in northern Albania, should be brought back to Italy because they were from countries considered unsafe to be returned to.
The first migrants sent to Albania for processing return to Italy
An Italian navy ship has taken back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome.
Barnier says Italy's migrant deal with Albania does not seem doable in France
PARIS/ROME (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday that the type of deal Italy has struck to divert asylum-seekers to Albania for processing would not likely be feasible in France.
French premier says Italy-Albania migrant deal can't be 'transposed' to France
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has expressed doubts that a recent migrant deal between Italy and Albania would work for his country. "I don’t think this example can be transposed (to France)," Barnier told reporters Friday in Menton,
Barnier says Albania migrant processing deal can't be 'transposed' to France
Last week, Italy formally opened two return hub centres in Albania under Rome's jurisdiction, where it plans to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its borders. But the plan has proved controversial,
Italy judges reject migrant detentions in Albania
Italian judges ruled Friday against the detention of the first migrants sent for processing in Albania, dealing a major blow to a flagship policy of Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government.
France's Barnier, Italy's Tajani, Meet to Bolster Cooperation Against Illegal Migration
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier and Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani will meet at the border between the two countries on Friday in a bid to bolster cooperation against illegal immigration.
Economic hope or human rights headache? Italy's migrant camp in Albania sparks debate
Albania, which sits across the Adriatic Sea from Italy, was until the early 1990s one of the most isolated communist regimes ...
Italy vows to push ahead with Albania migrant centres despite court blow
The Italian government vowed on Friday to push ahead with its contested plan to divert asylum-seekers abroad, saying it would ...
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Italian court rejects outsourced migrant detentions in Albania in blow to Meloni
A court in Italy on Friday ruled against the detention of the first migrants sent to Albania, foiling the right-wing ...
Italy sends 1st migrant ship to Albania, rights groups warn of 'dangerous precedent'
A naval ship departed from Lampedusa with 16 men — 10 from Bangladesh and six from Egypt — who were rescued at sea after ...
Italy's Salvini did not kidnap migrants, charity wanted confrontation, lawyer says
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was defending Italian interests and should be acquitted of charges of kidnapping a boat ...
Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country
Albania’s prime minister says his government turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in ...