Albania’s prime minister on Tuesday said his government had turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum seekers but made an exception for Italy ...
An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters SHENGJIN, Albania -- An Italian navy ship on Wednesday ...
SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters to be processed there.
Italy has begun its controversial scheme to send asylum seekers arriving by sea to Albania for processing. Years in the making, the scheme is a response to a perceived crisis of people arriving on ...