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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.
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.
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.
Italy ships migrants to Albania for first time under controversial plan
The first 16 migrants rescued at sea while trying to reach Europe by way of Italy arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin on Wednesday aboard an Italian navy vessel, marking an extraordinary change in the handling of Mediterranean migration.
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,
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 ...
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Meloni’s migrant crisis success must be unbearable for Macron
When the 27 leaders of the European Union met in Brussels this week, the migrant crisis was high on the agenda. In her ...
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 ...
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Albania says only Italy allowed to operate migrant asylum centres in the country
Albania’s prime minister said on Tuesday that Tirana has turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum seekers but made an exception for Italy.
First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy
An Italian navy ship has taken back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened asylum processing centers in Albania ...
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 ...
Italian court rejects Meloni plan to hold asylum-seekers in Albania
Anger in ruling coalition as first group of migrants sent to processing centres ordered to be returned to Italy ...