PARIS/ROME (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday that the type of deal Italy has struck to divert asylum-seekers to Albania for processing would not likely be feasible in France.

Prime Minister Meloni's flagship policy in doubt after a court rules that the first batch of migrants sent to Albania must now be returned to Italy.

The ruling was a major blow to the conservative government’s plan to have asylum claims heard in Albania instead of Italy.