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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First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request
Last week, Italy formally opened two centers in Albania where it plans to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its borders. The centers will only house adult men, while vulnerable people ...
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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.
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 ...
Albania will intake Italy’s asylum seekers, as a gesture of gratitude, but not other EU countries, PM says
Prime Minister Edi Rama says his country forged a deal to take in Italy's asylum seekers, but won't OK any more such deals ...
Humanitarian NGOs Condemn Start Of Italy’s Albania Migration Scheme
After years of preparation, Europe's first system of sending asylum seekers offshore for processing has begun.