Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government has vowed to open controversial migrant processing centers in Albania that have remained dormant after Italian courts refused to validate the transfer of th ...

Italy's right-wing government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is intent on maintaining its controversial reception centres for migrants in Albania despite several legal defeats. In a statement ...

Significantly fewer irregular migrants arrived in Italy via the Mediterranean Sea last year than in previous years, the ...

Italy will move forward with its innovative and controversial programme of operating migrant processing centres in Albania to deter illegal immigration despite recent legal hurdles that have stymied ...

TIRANA, Albania — Albania will host the start of next year’s Giro d’Italia, race organizers announced Monday. The first three stages will be held in Albania from May 9-11.

Italy's hard-right government vowed Monday to press ahead with its controversial migrant centres in Albania, even as they stand empty due to legal challenges. After a meeting with her top ...

Italy's government pledged on Monday to push ahead with a contested plan to detain asylum seekers in centres built in Albania and said it would work with allies on "innovative" ideas to curb flows of ...

Meanwhile, Italy has stopped sending migrants to Albania and detention facilities lie empty. Nevertheless, Meloni has repeatedly said she is confident that her plan would eventually work despite ...

The 2025 Giro d’Italia will start in Albania, the organisers of the Grand Tour event confirmed on Monday. The Giro will begin on May 9 next year, starting with three testing stages in Albania before ...

The first three stages will be held in Albania from May 9-11. “With such a launch we are really an Italy across the coast welcoming an event which is not only a sporting one but also a popular ...