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

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, …

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1 month, 1 week 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. …

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1 month, 1 week 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 …

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1 month, 1 week 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 …

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2 months 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 …

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3 months ago

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

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Sir Keir Starmer …

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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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1 year, 11 months ago

Tirana protests UK official’s ‘verbal lynching’ of Albanians

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — Albania on Monday handed a verbal note to the British ambassador to Tirana to protest what it called a “verbal lynching” by a U.K. official in comments about Albanian immigrants in the country. The paper expressed “concern on the last statement of the Minister of State for Immigration Robert Jenrick with discriminatory language about Albanians.” Over the …

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2 years ago

Rishi Sunak set to announce deal to speed up return of Albanian migrants

The Telegraph

Rishi Sunak is set to announce an Albanian immigration deal as soon as Tuesday that will speed up deportations to the Balkan state. He is expected to propose that putting Albania on a par with “safe” EU countries would pave the way for fast-track deportations of migrants from the country seeking asylum in the UK. Downing Street is also looking …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Evacuated Afghan activist dreams of going back home one day

Associated Press

GOLEM, Albania — Ghazaal Habibyar is in an Albanian tourist resort, safe with her husband and three children after being evacuated from Afghanistan. “Those people who have lost their lives, they have families, they’re very young people.” She and her family are among 607 Afghans being housed in Albania since Friday. This small country has given an outsized welcome to …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tirana protests UK official’s ‘verbal lynching’ of Albanians

Rishi Sunak set to announce deal to speed up return of Albanian migrants

Evacuated Afghan activist dreams of going back home one day