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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.
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.
43 migrants have reached Bari from Albania
The 43 migrants whose detention at a new Italian-run centre in Albania has been nixed by Rome's appeals court have been taken to the southern port city of Bari and transferred to the local Palese CARA hosting centre.
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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3 young brothers died in perilous central Mediterranean crossing, rescue group says
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Albania: Italian military ship docks in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted while trying to reach Italy
An Italian military ship docked Tuesday in the Albanian port of Shëngjin with 49 migrants intercepted at sea while trying to ...