Italy Opens Migrant Processing Centers in Albania Amid Controversy
The centers, part of a €670 million deal, aim to manage asylum claims for migrants intercepted in international waters.
- Italy has inaugurated two centers in Albania to process male migrants intercepted by the Italian coast guard.
- The facilities, which will house up to 3,000 migrants monthly, are under Italian jurisdiction with Albanian security.
- The initiative has faced criticism from human rights groups, labeling it as a move that could endanger migrant rights.
- The agreement, signed by Italy and Albania, marks the first instance of an EU country outsourcing migrant processing to a non-EU nation.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni views the deal as a model for potential similar agreements with other countries.
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