Written by The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for an exploration of “return hubs” outside the EU in a letter to the bloc’s national leaders on irregular migration, citing a deal between Italy and Albania as a possible model. EU leaders are to meet on Thursday and Friday for a summit on migration […]
The first people to be intercepted at sea by the Italian navy under a controversial migration deal with Albania are on their way to the Balkan nation to have their asylum claims processed. As part of the pact signed off by Italy’s far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, a navy ship set off on Monday and […]
The Italian navy’s Libra patrol vessel set off with the first asylum seekers on Monday, a government source told AFP, without specifying how many people were on board. The vessel is to arrive on Wednesday, La Repubblica reported. It said the passengers came from Egypt and Bangladesh. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took office in October […]