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Migrant detention facilities nearly built in Albania in controversial deal with Italy
euronews (in English)
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28/06/2024
The construction of two Italian migrant detention centres in Albania is underway with the facilities expected to open at the beginning of August.
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The construction of two Italian migrant detention centres in Albania is underway,
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with facilities expected to open at the beginning of August.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama signed a deal
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where Albania agreed to shelter migrants while Italy processes their asylum claims.
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Meloni has defended the controversial plan, saying it is necessary as part of her policy
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to crack down on migration and deter prospective refugees
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from making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing.
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The deal was described as outside EU law by former European Commissioner Ylva Johansson.
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Italian opposition lawmakers also decried the plan as too expensive,
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with it expected to cost over 600 million euro within five years.
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Over half of the EU member states have signed a document
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asking the European Commission to move in this direction.
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Albania could receive up to 36,000 asylum seekers each year.
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