Italy sends 1st migrants to Albania under new deal
Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country
Albania’s prime minister says his government turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum-seekers but made an exception for Italy.
Italy sends first migrants to Albania, an offshoring model for Europe
Italy’s far-right government is rolling out what it says could be a model for solving one of the West’s most politically charged problems: illegal migration.
Italy delivers first migrants to Albania under new deal
A ship carrying the first group of migrants to be processed in Albania under a deal with Italy arrived in the port of Shengjin on Wednesday morning, setting in motion the first scheme by a European Union state to divert asylum seekers abroad.
First Migrants Arrive To Albania Under Deal With Italy
A navy ship carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters docked early Wednesday in Albania, nearly a year after Rome and Tirana reached a controversial deal to process asylum seekers.
Italy begins ‘offshoring’ asylum claims at centers in Albania
Italy's scheme to transfer asylum seekers to Albania has gotten underway. Critics accuse the far-right government in Rome of violating international humanitarian laws and creating a troubling model for other EU countries to follow.
Italy sends first migrants to Albania under disputed deal
An Italian naval vessel delivered the first group of asylum seekers to Albania as part of a controversial deal that raises the stakes in how European Union member states grapple
Italy brings first migrants of thousands to Albanian port to process asylum request
An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters.
Italy sends first migrants to Albania under new deal: ‘European dream ends here’
Italy has built two reception centres in Albania, in the first scheme by a EU nation to divert migrants to a non-EU country.
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Italian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan
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