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1 month, 1 week ago

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

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. …

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1 month, 1 week 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, …

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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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1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent

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1 month, 2 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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1 month, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent

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2 months 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 …

2 months 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 …

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2 months 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, …

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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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2 months ago

First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy

The Independent

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2 months ago

Italian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan

LA Times

Migrants and security officials walk at the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday after disembarking from the Italian navy ship Libra, carrying the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters. An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters to be …

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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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2 months, 1 week ago

Albanian father-of-four who fatally shot man in the head with AK-47 wins right to stay in the UK under ECHR - after falsely claiming to be seeking asylum

Daily Mail

An Albanian man wanted for murder has won the right to stay in Great Britain under the European Convention on Human Rights. Fatmir Bleta, 64, was sentenced to 13 prison after leaving Albania - where he allegedly shot a man in the head with a Kalashnikov rifle. Documents seen by the Telegraph reveal that Bleta resisted extradition efforts by arguing …

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3 months ago

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

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Starmer open to offshoring asylum seekers to Albania like Italian scheme

The Independent

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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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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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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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6 months ago

Nothing ‘out of the box’ about Italy’s asylum offshoring deal with Albania

Al Jazeera

The scheme will no doubt prove to be just another costly forum for politically expedient human rights violations. Well, that dream is now becoming a reality for Italy, where Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia party is overseeing an agreement with the Balkan nation of Albania to open two processing centres for seaborne asylum seekers intercepted en …

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6 months, 2 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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6 months, 2 weeks ago

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

LA Times

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 agreed to shelter …

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7 months ago

UK’s Cameron praises progress in joint effort with Albania to stop illegal migration

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron hailed progress in a U.K.-Albania joint effort to cut illegal migration, saying small boat arrivals from Albania to the U.K. fell by over 90% in 2023 as the two countries fought people smuggling gangs, according to a Foreign Office statement. The statement said “the partnership between the U.K. and Albania stands out …

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

Italian judges again block detention of migrants in Albania

One of 8 migrants deemed vulnerable returns to Italy from Albania

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

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

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

Italy Rejects Albanian Migrant Deal, Stalling Asylum-Seeker Exodus

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

Italy hopes to save Albania migrant plan

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

First migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy

Italian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan

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

Albanian father-of-four who fatally shot man in the head with AK-47 wins right to stay in the UK under ECHR - after falsely claiming to be seeking asylum

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

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

Starmer open to offshoring asylum seekers to Albania like Italian scheme

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

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

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

Nothing ‘out of the box’ about Italy’s asylum offshoring deal with Albania

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

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

UK’s Cameron praises progress in joint effort with Albania to stop illegal migration