The EU is watching Albania’s deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy. Rights activists are worried
1 year, 1 month ago

The EU is watching Albania’s deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy. Rights activists are worried

Associated Press  

MILAN — Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be fully run by Italy, under a deal that worries many human rights activists. In January Italy’s lower chamber of parliament approved the novel deal with non-EU member Albania, followed a month later by the Senate. WHAT’S KNOWN ABOUT THE DEAL Under a five-year agreement announced in November, Albania will shelter up to 36,000 migrants a year as Rome fast-tracks their asylum requests. WHAT ITALY GETS OUT OF IT The deal could help relieve chronic overcrowding at initial asylum processing centers in Italy, where hundreds of thousands of migrants are held after risky sea voyages across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya, Tunisia, Turkey and other countries.

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Italy defends plan to process asylum-seekers in Albania at EU’s top court
1 month ago

Italy defends plan to process asylum-seekers in Albania at EU’s top court

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Italian government told judges at the European Union’s highest court on Tuesday that its transfers of migrants to asylum processing centers in Albania comply with EU and human rights laws. The European Court of Justice has fast-tracked a pair of cases brought by two Bangladeshis who had their asylum applications rejected after a single remote …

Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania in 3rd failed attempt to keep them out
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania in 3rd failed attempt to keep them out

Associated Press  

SHENGJIN, Albania — An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome. An Italian appeals court in Rome on Friday refused to approve the speedy expulsion of the 43 asylum-seekers detained in Albania since Tuesday under a controversial migration deal to move the proceedings beyond European Union …

Big blow to Meloni as court blocks third attempt at migrant detentions in Albania
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Big blow to Meloni as court blocks third attempt at migrant detentions in Albania

Firstpost  

A Rome court has ordered the transfer of 43 migrants detained in Albania back to Italy, challenging Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s plan to curb irregular sea arrivals. A Rome court on Friday ordered a group of migrants detained in camps built in Albania to be transferred to Italy, sources said, dealing a fresh blow to a plan by Prime Minister …

Italian court refers asylum seekers’ case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Italian court refers asylum seekers’ case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania

The Independent  

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Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers
2 months ago

Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers

Associated Press  

MILAN — Italian authorities on Thursday rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived them of legal assistance. “The commission is clearly operating in line with the expressed desire of the government to refuse the asylum requests, in violation of international, European and constitutional …

Italian navy ship drops off 49 migrants in Albania despite previous court rejections
2 months ago

Italian navy ship drops off 49 migrants in Albania despite previous court rejections

The Independent  

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Italy sends 49 more migrants to Albania for processing following earlier court rejections
2 months ago

Italy sends 49 more migrants to Albania for processing following earlier court rejections

Associated Press  

SHENGJIN, Albania — An Italian navy ship arrived Tuesday in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers, in the third such attempt following hurdles earlier raised by Italian courts. The attempt at processing in Albania follows two previous failures in October and November, when Italian judges refused to approve …

Italy resumes migrant transfers to Albania detention centres with 49 on navy vessel
2 months ago

Italy resumes migrant transfers to Albania detention centres with 49 on navy vessel

Firstpost  

Italy’s navy transported 49 migrants rescued in international waters to detention facilities in Albania on Sunday, resuming a plan to curb sea arrivals mired in legal controversy. The Italian navy vessel Cassiopea has taken 49 migrants onboard during Mediterranean patrols and is transferring them to processing centers in Albania, the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. This is the third attempt …

Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania
2 months ago

Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania

Associated Press  

ROME — Italy said Sunday it was transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attempt facing hurdles by courts. Where the nationality is confirmed, processing generally takes less time as people who are determined by Italy to be ineligible to apply for asylum in the European Union are repatriated …

Italy vows to push ahead with dormant migrant vetting centers in Albania
3 months, 1 week ago

Italy vows to push ahead with dormant migrant vetting centers in Albania

Associated Press  

MILAN — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government vowed on Monday to open controversial migrant processing centers in Albania that have remained dormant after Italian courts refused to validate the transfer of the first two groups of migrants. The statement cited a court ruling last week by Italy’s highest court that said Italian judges could not substitute for government policy on …

Italy’s Meloni and Hungary’s Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy’s Meloni and Hungary’s Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine

Associated Press  

ROME — Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni met her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán on Wednesday in Rome, where the two discussed the situation in the Middle East, their support for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and their commitment to the eastern country’s reconstruction. The two far-right leaders also discussed the Middle East conflict, support for a peaceful resolution in …

Italy's Meloni and Hungary's Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy's Meloni and Hungary's Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine

The Independent  

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Italy moves to replace courts that ruled against its migrant detentions
4 months, 1 week ago

Italy moves to replace courts that ruled against its migrant detentions

Hindustan Times  

By Angelo Amante Italy moves to replace courts that ruled against its migrant detentions ROME, - Italy's right-wing coalition has passed rules to change the courts responsible for validating the detention of migrants, in what the opposition said was a vendetta against judges who recently blocked a plan to send asylum seekers to Albania. The move comes against a backdrop …

Is Italy's plan to outsource migrant crisis to Albania falling through?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Italy's plan to outsource migrant crisis to Albania falling through?

Firstpost  

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s plan to process asylum seekers in Albania has faced a setback as a Rome court has declined to detained transferred migrants, leading to their return to Italy and raising legal questions about the safety of their home countries Migrants disembark from the Italian navy ship Libra at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Friday, Nov. 8, …

Court ruling is setback for Italy’s plan to send asylum seekers to Albania
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Court ruling is setback for Italy’s plan to send asylum seekers to Albania

Al Jazeera  

Under the deal, people from ‘safe’ countries are to be held in Albania while their claims for asylum are processed. Seven asylum seekers have been sent back to Italy from Albania after a court in Rome refused a formal request to detain them in the Balkan nation, a setback for a contentious programme championed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. …

Italy’s plan to screen migrants in Albania hits another snag with 2nd group returning to Italy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Italy’s plan to screen migrants in Albania hits another snag with 2nd group returning to Italy

Associated Press  

MILAN — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s program to screen asylum seekers outside of European Union borders in Albania hit another snag when a court in Rome refused to rule on a formal request to detain seven migrants transferred to the Balkan nation last week. It is a repeat of what happened with the first 12 migrants in the program, who …

Italian judges again block detention of migrants in Albania
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Italian judges again block detention of migrants in Albania

Hindustan Times  

ROME -A Rome court on Monday asked EU judges to weigh in on the detention of sea migrants in Albania, again frustrating the Italian right-wing government's efforts to pursue its flagship plan to crackdown on irregular arrivals. Italian judges again block detention of migrants in Albania Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has built migrant camps in Albania to deter Mediterranean crossings, …

Italy’s plan to screen migrants in Albania hits another snag
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Italy’s plan to screen migrants in Albania hits another snag

LA Times  

Migrants disembark from the Italian navy ship Libra at the port of Shengjin in northwestern Albania on Friday. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s program to screen asylum seekers outside of European Union borders in Albania hit another snag on Monday when a court in Rome refused to rule on a formal request to detain seven migrants transferred to the Balkan nation …

One of 8 migrants deemed vulnerable returns to Italy from Albania
4 months, 3 weeks ago

One of 8 migrants deemed vulnerable returns to Italy from Albania

Firstpost  

The agreement between Italy and Albania allows up to 3,000 migrants intercepted by the Italian coast guard in international waters each month to be sheltered in Albania, and vetted for possible asylum in Italy or be sent back to their countries. This group represents the second transfer of migrants since the processing centers began operating in October, as part of …

One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy

The Independent  

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One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy

Associated Press  

ROME — One of the eight migrants brought for processing in an Albanian center after being intercepted in international waters has returned to Italy after being deemed “vulnerable,” a delegation of Italian activists and lawmakers visiting the center said on Saturday. The agreement allows up to 3,000 migrants intercepted by the Italian coast guard in international waters each month to …

Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania, despite failing to process the first group
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania, despite failing to process the first group

The Independent  

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Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania under processing centers deal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania under processing centers deal

Associated Press  

SHENGJIN, Albania — An Italian navy ship docked Friday at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they were intercepted in international waters, a month after another group was turned away for failing the vetting process. It is only the second transfer of migrants since two migrant processing centers started operating in October …

Italian ship takes migrants to Albania in 2nd test of deal to process claims outside the EU
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Italian ship takes migrants to Albania in 2nd test of deal to process claims outside the EU

The Independent  

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Italian ship takes migrants to Albania in 2nd test of deal to process claims outside the EU
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Italian ship takes migrants to Albania in 2nd test of deal to process claims outside the EU

Associated Press  

MILAN — An Italian naval ship carrying migrants was en route Wednesday to Albania to have asylum applications processed under a five-year deal to handle asylum claims outside the European Union’s borders that has already hit a legal roadblock. The Italian daily La Repubblica reported that out of 1,200 migrant arrivals on Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa over the last …

EU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania
5 months, 1 week ago

EU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania

The Independent  

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Italy Rejects Albanian Migrant Deal, Stalling Asylum-Seeker Exodus
5 months, 1 week ago

Italy Rejects Albanian Migrant Deal, Stalling Asylum-Seeker Exodus

China Daily  

Italy's government has made a fresh legislative effort to get its migration pact with Albania into operation after a court ruling scuppered the move. The agreement, which would have seen Italian-built and funded detention camps put up in Albania, where asylum-seekers would be sent while their applications were processed, was scrapped by a court in Rome due to concerns about …

Why Italy is squarely at the heart of an immigration debate roiling Europe
5 months, 1 week ago

Why Italy is squarely at the heart of an immigration debate roiling Europe

NPR  

Why Italy is squarely at the heart of an immigration debate roiling Europe Italy's right wing government insists it will continue to process migrant arrivals from North Africa in detention centers in neighboring Albania — despite a court decision that sent individuals back. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Italy's right-wing government has passed a new law so it can proceed with plans …

Italy hopes to save Albania migrant plan
5 months, 1 week ago

Italy hopes to save Albania migrant plan

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-10-23 09:26 People on a fishing boat move past an Italian coast guard vessel that arrived to transfer migrants, who were intercepted at sea and later detained at a reception facility in Albania, before being returned to Italy after a court in Rome overturned their detention orders, in Shengjin, …

Italy's Migration Policy Under Fire as Court Objects to Asylum Plan for Albania
5 months, 1 week ago

Italy's Migration Policy Under Fire as Court Objects to Asylum Plan for Albania

Live Mint  

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has vowed to push ahead with a controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Albania after a court in Rome raised objections. The court ruled against the government's plan to detain 12 migrants at newly opened centers in the Balkan country, arguing that it's impossible to recognize the detainees' countries of origin as

Italy Set to Adopt Decree to Override Court Objections on Albanian Migrant Camps
5 months, 1 week ago

Italy Set to Adopt Decree to Override Court Objections on Albanian Migrant Camps

Hindustan Times  

Italy is set to adopt a decree to overturn court objections on its plan to set up migrant detention camps in Albania. The plan was initially undermined by a Rome court ruling that deemed the first batch of migrants brought to Albania as unsafe due to their countries of origin. The Italian government plans to upgrade the legal status of …

First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy
5 months, 1 week ago

First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy

The Independent  

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A court in Italy rejects the outsourced detention of the first migrants sent to Albania
5 months, 1 week ago

A court in Italy rejects the outsourced detention of the first migrants sent to Albania

The Independent  

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Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country

The Independent  

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Albania will intake Italy’s asylum seekers, as a gesture of gratitude, but not other EU countries, PM says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Albania will intake Italy’s asylum seekers, as a gesture of gratitude, but not other EU countries, PM says

LA Times  

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama attends a news conference following the second intergovernmental EU-Albania conference in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Albania’s prime minister on Tuesday said his government had turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum seekers but made an exception for Italy. An Italian navy ship was expected to dock at the …

Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent

The Independent  

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EU to discuss Rwanda-style asylum centres across Europe as diplomats secretly admit they are 'the most feasible solution to illegal migration' - after Labour scrapped UK plan
5 months, 2 weeks ago

EU to discuss Rwanda-style asylum centres across Europe as diplomats secretly admit they are 'the most feasible solution to illegal migration' - after Labour scrapped UK plan

Daily Mail  

The EU is set to discuss Rwanda-style asylum centres across Europe as diplomats have secretly admitted that they are 'the most feasible solution to illegal migration'. The interior ministers of the member states have told the European Commission to work on proposals for the feasibility of offshore processing centres similar to the UK's Rwanda plan, which has since been scrapped …

Inside Italy's newly opened migrant centres in Albania where refugees will be sent after being intercepted in the Med under plan by Meloni's hard right government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside Italy's newly opened migrant centres in Albania where refugees will be sent after being intercepted in the Med under plan by Meloni's hard right government

Daily Mail  

Italy's government formally opened two new migrant centres in Albania where refugees will be sent after being intercepted in the Med under a plan by Meloni's hard right government. This aerial photo shows the site of a recently built Italian-run migrant centre at the port of Shengjin, Albania, on October 11 The centres will be used to hold male migrants …

Independent readers question Italy’s Albania scheme – but still want Starmer to act on migration
6 months, 1 week ago

Independent readers question Italy’s Albania scheme – but still want Starmer to act on migration

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer eyes Italy’s Albania deal, but should the UK outsource its migration crisis? Join The Independent Debate
6 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer eyes Italy’s Albania deal, but should the UK outsource its migration crisis? Join The Independent Debate

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Starmer shows ‘great interest” in Italy’s offshore asylum plan, says Meloni
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer shows ‘great interest” in Italy’s offshore asylum plan, says Meloni

The Independent  

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Giorgia Meloni’s Albania migrant deal won’t work here
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Giorgia Meloni’s Albania migrant deal won’t work here

The Independent  

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Why Italy can do what Britain cannot with migration
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Italy can do what Britain cannot with migration

The Telegraph  

Albania is legally closer to Europe than Rwanda While it is expected the vast majority of claims will be rejected, any migrant making a successful claim from Albania will be allowed into Italy. “The preliminary assessment by our legal service is that this is not violating EU law, it’s outside EU law,” said Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home …

Starmer open to offshoring asylum seekers to Albania like Italian scheme
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer open to offshoring asylum seekers to Albania like Italian scheme

The Independent  

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UNHCR to monitor implementation of Italy-Albania accord to ensure migrants’ asylum rights respected
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UNHCR to monitor implementation of Italy-Albania accord to ensure migrants’ asylum rights respected

Associated Press  

ROME — The U.N. refugee agency, which has expressed serious concerns about Italy’s deal to process some migrants’ asylum requests at holding centers in Albania, has agreed to monitor the first three months of the agreement. But the agency said in a statement on Wednesday that it had agreed to monitor its execution to help “safeguard the rights and dignity …

Italy thinks 'outside box' as Albania camp opens
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Italy thinks 'outside box' as Albania camp opens

China Daily  

This aerial view shows a main compound of the future Italian-run migrant centre in the port of Shengjin, Albania on July 29. "Italian and European legislation will be applied in these centers," Fabrizio Bucci, Italy's ambassador in Albania, told the BBC. The five-year agreement between Italy and Albania includes an option to extend the term, contingent on its effectiveness in …

Italy thinks 'outside box' as Albania camp opens
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Italy thinks 'outside box' as Albania camp opens

China Daily  

This aerial view shows a main compound of the future Italian-run migrant centre in the port of Shengjin, Albania on July 29. "Italian and European legislation will be applied in these centers," Fabrizio Bucci, Italy's ambassador in Albania, told the BBC. The five-year agreement between Italy and Albania includes an option to extend the term, contingent on its effectiveness in …

Italy confirms construction delays in Albania will push back opening of migrant processing centers
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Italy confirms construction delays in Albania will push back opening of migrant processing centers

Associated Press  

ROME — Italian officials confirmed that Italy’s controversial new migrant processing centers in Albania, o riginally scheduled to open Thursday, won’t be operational for several more weeks because of construction delays. An Italian interior ministry spokesman confirmed that Mantovano’s assessment of a weekslong delay, first made on the sidelines of a July 24 conference, remained accurate Thursday when the centers …

From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions
7 months, 4 weeks ago

From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions

Associated Press  

GJADER, Albania — Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy may see themselves transported to Albania beginning next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country will host thousands of asylum-seekers on Italy’s behalf. Speaking during a visit to Albania in June, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the …

Italy’s premier visits Albania as controversial plan to hold Italy-bound migrants nears its start
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy’s premier visits Albania as controversial plan to hold Italy-bound migrants nears its start

Associated Press  

SHENGJIN, Albania — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania on Wednesday to thank its government for its unique role in agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims, and to tour migrant centers she said will be ready in August. Meloni and Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama in November signed a five-year deal in which Albania …

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