1 day ago · SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome. It was the third failed attempt by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government to process migrants in the non-EU country.

Albania–Italy relations are the bilateral relations between Albania and Italy. Albania has an embassy in Rome and two general consulates in Bari and Milan. Italy has an embassy in Tirana and a general consulate in Vlorë.

2 days ago · ROME (AP) — An Italian appeals court on Friday refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a controversial migration deal to move the proceedings beyond the European Union’s borders.. The migrants, whose asylum requests have already been rejected, will now be brought back to Italy on Saturday morning after the third failed attempt by Giorgia ...

3 days ago · MILAN (AP) — 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 …

3 days ago · Over the course of a year, this could mean up to 36,000 migrants being sent to Albania. Italy's two previous attempts failed. In October, 16 asylum-seekers were returned to Italy. It was a similar ...

5 days ago · Italy restarts bid to deport migrants to Albania. An Italian naval ship lands 49 people in Albania in a third transfer under a controversial 2023 deal between Rome and Tirana.

Oct 9, 2024 · Italy is set to open two migrant processing centers in Albania where men rescued at sea will be processed for asylum – a move which has drawn scorn from human rights groups.

Jun 4, 2024 · Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit a site in Albania on Wednesday where her government plans to build a reception camp to house thousands of migrants picked up at sea.

Jun 5, 2024 · Looking to curb migration to Italy, Meloni signed a deal with Albania last year to send some asylum-seekers to the Balkan country and process the asylum requests there. Here are some facts about...

2 days ago · A general view of the reception camp, as migrants who were intercepted at sea and later detained at a reception facility in Albania are transferred to Italy after a court in Rome overturned their ...