1 day ago · An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers.

3 days ago · Italy says it is transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attempt facing hurdles by courts.

1 day 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.

3 days ago · Italy’s much-debated program of sending asylum seekers to Albania restarted on Sunday, the Italian Interior Ministry said, months after judges blocked the first transfers there. An Italian Navy ...

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.

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.

Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government on Friday formally opened the two centers in Albania where Italy plans to process thousands of male migrants requesting asylum after being intercepted in international waters while trying to cross to Europe.

Nov 12, 2024 · An Italian court has ordered Italy to transfer another group of asylum seekers to Italy after they were intercepted at sea and taken to Albania for processing. It is the second …

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.

Nov 7, 2023 · Italy will build two detention centers in Albania to house migrants trying to reach its shores, Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said Monday, in an attempt to control migration figures that have...