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Italy restarts bid to deport migrants to Albania
Italian naval ship lands 49 people in Albania in a third transfer under controversial 2023 deal between Rome and Tirana.
Italy sends more migrants to Albania for processing following court rejections
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
Italy sends 49 more migrants to Albania for processing after earlier rejections
The attempt at processing at special centres in Albania follows two previous failures in October and November.
Italy sends migrants to Albania in third try to start scheme
Italy's attempt to house migrants in non-EU member state Albania while Rome processes their asylum applications has already failed twice. Will things work out for Giorgia Meloni's government this time round?
Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania
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.
Italian ship carrying migrants picked up offshore reaches Albania
TIRANA - An Italian navy ship carrying 49 migrants picked up in international waters arrived in Albania on Tuesday, amid a new attempt by Italy to push ahead with a legally contested plan to relocate migrants to the neighbouring country.
Meloni's Albania migration plan in further setback from Italian court
The Italian government has suffered another legal defeat over its efforts to process asylum applications by migrants arriving via the Mediterranean Sea in an offshore facility in Albania. An appeals court in Rome ruled that 43 men taken to two facilities in Albania must be released and brought back to Italy,
Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers
Italian authorities have 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.
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