Italy collects migrants from Albania

43 migrants to be taken to Bari on Saturday from Albania
The 43 asylum seekers taken earlier this week by an Italian Navy ship to Albania as part of the government's new fast-track processing scheme are set to reach the Puglia port of Bari on Saturday night after a Rome appeals court did not validate their detention at a new Italian-run facility in the country.
Ship with 49 migrants on board arrives in Albania from Italy
The Italian Navy patrol vessel Cassiopea, carrying 49 migrants rescued over the weekend in international waters south of Lampedusa, has landed at the Albanian port of Shengjin. The ship entered the port at 7:30 am,
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 takes 49 migrants to Albania as Meloni pushes through controversial plan
New legislation passed in January requires Italian appeals courts to approve the detention of asylum seekers rather than special immigration services.
Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania
Italy resumed transferring migrants to processing centers in Albania, media reports said Tuesday. An Italian Navy ship, Cassiopea, arrived early at the Albanian port of Shengjin carrying 49 migrants rescued during the weekend from international waters south of Lampedusa,
Italy takes back 43 migrants it planned to process in Albania
An Italian navy ship took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centres in Albania on Saturday following a court decision in Rome. It was the third failed attempt by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government to process migrants in the non-EU country.
Vessel carrying 43 migrants has departed from Albania
An Italian coast guard vessel departed from the Albanian port of Shengjin on Saturday morning with 43 asylum seekers on board. The asylum seekers had been taken to Albania last Tuesday by Italian Navy vessel Cassiopea.
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Lampedusa: 1200 migrants have arrived since Friday
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3 young African brothers drown in Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe, rescue group says
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3 young brothers died in perilous central Mediterranean crossing, rescue group says
A German rescue group says two toddlers died when a smugglers' boat sank in the central Mediteranean this weekend.
Migration emergency in Lampedusa: new landings and rescue
Lampedusa faces new influx of migrants, with increasing calls for help.
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Mediterranean claimed more than 2,200 migrant lives in 2024. Here's why it could be worse this year
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Fifteen migrants were rescued by an NGO in the Mediterranean after a shipwreck, but three were found dead. The rescue ...
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5 women migrants, toddler found dead in sea off Tunisia: Official
Tunisia as well as neighbouring Libya have become key departure points for migrants, often from other ... with Italy -- whose Lampedusa Island is only 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Tunisia ...