It was the first time an EU country sent rejected migrants to a nation outside the EU that is neither their own nor a country they had transited on their journey.

Albania has lost about 6.5% of its total forest area over the past 20 years. Research shows that the country's 2016 ...

“The critical issues in the Albania operation mirror those of Italy’s detention centres,” Masinara added, claiming systemic human rights violations, mental and physical health risks and a ...

Davide Frattesi and Kristjan Asllani will leave Inter Milan this summer, and Yann Bisseck could follow them towards the exit ...

An Italian opposition MP has demanded clarity after 16 out of 41 migrants transferred to Albania two weeks ago reportedly disappeared from the Italian-run Gjader Repatriation and Detention Centre. The ...

SHENGJIN, Albania, April 11 (Reuters) - Italy dispatched 40 failed asylum seekers to Albania on Friday to be held until repatriation to their home countries in vacant, Italian-run detention centres ...

SHENGJIN, Albania — Italian authorities on Friday transferred 40 migrants with no permission to remain in the country to Italian-run migration detention centers in Albania. It was the first time ...

TIRANA, Albania — Italy donated a military ship to Albania on Tuesday to help the country reinforce its army, increase patrolling of its coastline and intensify its participation in NATO missions.

It is not clear how long the rejected asylum-seekers may stay in Albania. In Italy they can be detained for up to 18 months pending deportation. Italy’s far-right-led government of Premier ...

Large logs at a sawmill in AlbaniaImage: Elona Elezi/DW While these products are sold in Italy and elsewhere, the US is the biggest market. According to official data from Albania's Institute of ...