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One of 8 migrants deemed vulnerable returns to Italy from Albania
1 month, 2 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 …

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EU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania
1 month, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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

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Albania will intake Italy’s asylum seekers, as a gesture of gratitude, but not other EU countries, PM says
2 months, 1 week 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 …

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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
2 months, 1 week 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 …

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Why Italy can do what Britain cannot with migration
3 months, 1 week 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 …

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UNHCR to monitor implementation of Italy-Albania accord to ensure migrants’ asylum rights respected
4 months, 1 week 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 …

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Italy thinks 'outside box' as Albania camp opens
4 months, 3 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 …

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Italy thinks 'outside box' as Albania camp opens
4 months, 3 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 …

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Italy confirms construction delays in Albania will push back opening of migrant processing centers
4 months, 3 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 …

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From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions
4 months, 3 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 …

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Albania installs British-funded cameras along its border to stem flow of migrants, criminal gangs
7 months, 1 week ago

Albania installs British-funded cameras along its border to stem flow of migrants, criminal gangs

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania has installed a “sophisticated” network of cameras along its border with Kosovo, supplied by the British government in an attempt to stem the number of migrants flowing into the United Kingdom and to track criminal activity in the region, the U.K. home office said Wednesday. Top British officials had called Albanians’ arrivals “an invasion,” sparking a …

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The EU is watching Albania's deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy. Rights activists are worried
10 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Albania approves contested deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy
10 months ago

Albania approves contested deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups criticise agreement that could see up to 36,000 people a year held in Italian-run asylum-processing centres. Albania’s Parliament has approved a deal signed with Italy that will see authorities hold thousands of asylum seekers rescued in international waters while their applications are processed, drawing criticism from human rights groups. Under the agreement, Albania would hold up to 3,000 …

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Italy’s upper chamber gives final OK to deal with Albania to house migrants during asylum process
10 months, 1 week ago

Italy’s upper chamber gives final OK to deal with Albania to house migrants during asylum process

Associated Press  

ROME — The Italian Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a controversial agreement with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum requests, part of the government’s effort to share the migration burden with the rest of Europe. Under the five-year deal, Albania would shelter up to 3,000 migrants at a time in two centers while Italy …

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Albania’s Constitutional Court blocks Parliament’s ratification of deal with Italy on migrants
1 year ago

Albania’s Constitutional Court blocks Parliament’s ratification of deal with Italy on migrants

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday blocked, at least temporarily, the ratification by lawmakers of a contentious deal that Tirana signed with Rome to process asylum applications of some migrants arriving in Italy by sea in Albania instead. The court’s chief judge, Olta Zacaj, said the court would hold a public hearing on Jan. 18 to determine whether …

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Albania proposes a draft law on a contentious deal with Italy to jointly process asylum applications
1 year, 1 month ago

Albania proposes a draft law on a contentious deal with Italy to jointly process asylum applications

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — The Albanian government on Wednesday put forth a draft law on a contentious deal with Italy to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving in Italy by sea. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni earlier this month announced a five-year deal in which Albania agreed to temporarily shelter up to 36,000 migrants …

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Germany looking at Italy's migrant deal with Albania
1 year, 1 month ago

Germany looking at Italy's migrant deal with Albania

Firstpost  

Rome and Albania reached a consensus on Monday to construct two camps for the reception and detention of sea migrants In an effort by the European Union to stop illegal immigration, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hinted on Saturday that he was willing to examine Italy’s agreement to detain migrants in Albania. He told reporters during a briefing in Malaga, Spain, …

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Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers follows worrying trend
1 year, 1 month ago

Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers follows worrying trend

Associated Press  

MILAN — Migration experts and activists on Tuesday panned an agreement between Italy and Albania that would direct thousands of migrants to the Balkan nation while their asylum applications are under review, saying it follows a worrying trend of European Union nations trying to manage migration by looking beyond the bloc’s borders. The European Commission, which supervises the application of …

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Migration experts say Italy's deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers violates international law
1 year, 1 month ago

Migration experts say Italy's deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers violates international law

The Independent  

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Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum seekers follows worrying trend
1 year, 1 month ago

Migration experts say Italy’s deal to have Albania house asylum seekers follows worrying trend

LA Times  

Migration experts and activists this week panned an agreement between Italy and Albania that would direct thousands of migrants to the Balkan nation while their asylum applications are under review, saying it follows a worrying trend of European Union nations trying to manage migration by looking beyond the bloc’s borders. The European Commission, which supervises the application of European Union …

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Albania: Wrong for Britain to blame Tirana on migrants
2 years, 1 month ago

Albania: Wrong for Britain to blame Tirana on migrants

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister said Tuesday that Britain is carrying out a “calculated attack” on his country by blaming it for the increased number of migrants crossing the English Channel. Ged McCann, intelligence manager at the National Crime Agency, said organized crime groups from Albania were “effectively bringing in the labor force” for illegal marijuana-growing operations in boats …

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EU’s Frontex renews joint border control deal with Albania
3 years, 9 months ago

EU’s Frontex renews joint border control deal with Albania

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — The European Union’s border agency, Frontex, has renewed its agreement with non EU-member Albania to strengthen cooperation in border management, fighting cross-border crime, and returning migrants who enter the country illegally. The renewed deal, signed online Wednesday due to the pandemic, comes two years after Albania became the first country that’s not a member of the 27-nation …

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