Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday vowed to relaunch a plan to detain migrants in Albania, a flagship initiative of her conservative government that has been blocked by judges.
Italy and Albania signed a protocol in 2023 to take migrants caught at sea to Albania and screen their asylum requests there, in the first such deal between a European Union country and one from outside the bloc.
The scheme stalled almost immediately, after Italian courts ordered migrants to be returned to Italy, citing issues with EU law.
Italy’s Meloni vows to press on with Albania migrant camp scheme
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