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Italy ships migrants to Albania for first time under controversial plan

The first 16 migrants rescued at sea while trying to reach Europe by way of Italy arrived at the Albanian port of Shengjin on Wednesday aboard an Italian navy vessel, marking an extraordinary change in the handling of Mediterranean migration.

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Italian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan

An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters.

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Italy's Meloni calls plan to send migrants to Albania courageous, unprecedented

Italy is setting an example for the rest of Europe by sending migrants to third countries to process their asylum requests, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday, dismissing concerns their human rights were being violated.

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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 ...

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Whole EU talking about Italy-Albania model - Meloni

ROME, OCT 17 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Thursday hit back at the centre-left opposition for criticising the agreement her government reached with Tirana to set up Italian-run migrant centres on ...

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Italy diverts first refugees to Albania

The controversial plan will see men from "safe" countries have their Italian asylum applications processed in Albania.

Humanitarian NGOs Condemn Start Of Italy’s Albania Migration Scheme

After years of preparation, Europe's first system of sending asylum seekers offshore for processing has begun.

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