Albania, Italy and migrants

Italy’s plan to screen migrants in Albania hits another snag with 2nd group returning to Italy
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s program to screen asylum seekers outside of the European Union borders in Albania has hit another snag.
Italy Court Refers Albania Migrant Detention Case to EU Judges
A drone view of Italian navy ship Libra carrying migrants arriving in Albania, as part of a deal with Italy to process thousands of asylum-seekers caught near Italian waters, in Shengjin, Albania, November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Italian judges again block detention of migrants in Albania
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 Court Further Deals Blow to Meloni’s Albania Migrant Plan
A court in Rome dealt a further blow to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s plans to resettle some asylum seekers in Albania, saying a second batch of migrants should return to Italy.
One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
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.”
Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania, despite failing to process the first group
SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — 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.
Court again rejects Giorgia Meloni’s migrant camps in Albania
An Italian immigration judge has rejected Giorgia Meloni’s latest bid to detain Europe-bound asylum seekers in Albania — another setback to her flagship initiative for curbing the influx of irregular migrants into Italy.
Italy Judges Deal New Blow To Albania Migrant Scheme
Judges in Rome refused Monday to sign off on the detention of a group of migrants in Italian-run centres in Albania, passing the case to the European Court of Justice.
Tribunal refers Albania migrant case to EU court
ROME, NOV 11 - The immigration section of Rome's tribunal on Monday referred the case concerning a second group of migrants taken to a new Italian-run centre in Albania to the European Court of Justice,
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Judges block Albania model again and order return of 7 migrants to Italy
A court in Rome has suspended the approval of detention orders for seven migrants who were relocated last week to a ...
Albania has greenlit a Trump-connected resort that could endanger bird and turtle species
Bird species that live in a wetland area in Albania are under threat by two luxury real estate projects — worth an estimated ...
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Italian court orders migrants held in Albania to be taken to Italy
An Italian court has ruled that seven migrants held in an offshore asylum-processing centre in Albania must be brought to Italy, in another setback for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's new migration ...
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Albania proposes plans to create a new, Vatican-like state
Albania's Prime Minister wants to give a state and nationhood -- similar to the Vatican in Italy -- to a Muslim minority within the country.
Ship suspected of carrying toxic waste docks in Albania, where it will be checked
A ship suspected of carrying a large amount of hazardous waste has been allowed to dock at Albania’s main port, where its cargo was being unloaded for inspection ...
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Albania’s opposition blocks roads in a protest to demand a caretaker Cabinet
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition activists blocked major roads for several hours Tuesday in a nationwide rally demanding that the government be replaced by a technocratic caretaker ...
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More Europeans are heading to Albania for medical tourism
Once it was Europe’s North Korea, a cloistered communist dictatorship. But now Albania lures millions of tourists a year, ...
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2025 Giro d'Italia expected to start in Albania as negotiations continue
The 2025 Giro d'Italia is expected to start in Albania, with the latest reports in Italy suggesting that race organiser RCS ...