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An Italian navy ship has docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters to be processed there. The vessel arrived on Wednesday as part of a five-year deal signed by both nations last year to tackle migration in the Mediterranean. (AP video shot by Florent Bajrami and Erion Xhabafti)

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Italian ship transfers 16 intercepted migrants to Albania in a first under their new migration plan
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Wed,10/16/24-1:13AM , 71 Reads
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.
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People gather on the beach as a migrant center is seen in the foreground in the port of Shengjin, northwest Albania, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy are likely to see themselves transported to Albania from next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country will host thousands of asylum-seekers on Italy's behalf. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)

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From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions
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Tue,07/30/24-11:27PM , 61 Reads
GJADER, Albania (AP) — Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy may see themselves transported to Albania beginning next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country will host thousands of asylum-seekers on Italy’s behalf.
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Lawmakers of the Democratic Party, left, look on as their colleagues of the ruling Socialist party vote in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Albania’s Parliament on Thursday approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of migrants rescued in international waters by Italy while their asylum applications are processed, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. (AP Photo/Armando Babani)

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Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy
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Wed,02/21/24-11:30PM , 71 Reads
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament voted Thursday to approve a deal for the country to hold thousands of asylum seekers for Italy, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups.
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Leaders from EU and Western Balkans countries stand for a family photo in front of Pyramid Hall after Berlin Process Leaders' Summit in Tirana, Albania, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans hold a summit in Albania's capital to discuss the path to membership in the bloc for the six countries of the region. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)

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European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single market
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Sun,10/15/23-11:13PM , 52 Reads
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — European Union leaders offered a new growth plan Monday to the six Western Balkans countries that opens parts of the EU single market to them in return for deep reforms, ahead of their full membership in the bloc.
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