Italy
Albania’s energy market to link with Italy through an underwater energy cable
Albania is embarking on a transformative energy project with the construction of an underwater power cable connecting it to Italy, a landmark development in the country’s energy and economic strategy....
A regional instant payment system is set to be established in the Western Balkans
The Bank of Albania, alongside the Bank of Italy and central banks from Kosovo, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, has signed an agreement to establish a regional instant payment system...
Albanian Ombudsman requests human rights oversight at Gjadër asylum camp
The Albanian Ombudsman has officially requested from Italian authorities access to monitor human rights conditions inside the Gjadër asylum seekers’ camp. To enhance oversight, the institution plans to establish a...
Italian MP reaffirms commitment to Albania migration deal despite legal challenges
An MP from Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, Giangiacomo Calovini, emphasized in an interview with Euronews Albania that the Italian government will not back down from its migration agreement...
Rome Court ruling leads to repatriation of migrants from Gjadër Camp again
Three days after arriving at the Gjadër camp, seven migrants from Bangladesh and Egypt have been returned to Italy. The migrants were sent back to Puglia following a decision by...
SPAK cooperates with Italian authorities to dismantle major cocaine trafficking network
A significant Albanian criminal network trafficking large quantities of cocaine from South America to Italian seaports, primarily Livorno, has been dismantled through a joint operation between the Special Structure Against...
Italian judges contest government’s attempts to bypass judicial opposition to migrant agreement with Albania
On October 25, judges from the Bologna court requested that the Court of Justice of the European Union clarify the criteria for designating a non-EU country as safe, citing “significant...
Italian court orders return of 12 migrants from Albania to Italy
The Immigration Section of the Rome Court has ruled that 12 migrants recently transported to Albania on the Libra vessel must be immediately returned to Italy, despite their asylum requests...
Socialist Party presents plans for Diaspora to Albanians in Italy
Albanians living in Italy recently met with Minister of State Taulant Balla, the political leader for the diaspora of the Socialists, to hear about the Socialist Party’s plans and ideas...
Albanian Prime Minister rules out migration deals with other EU countries, as Gjadër camp prepares to welcome first migrants
As the Gjadër Camp in northern Albania prepares to receive its first group of migrants, Prime Minister Edi Rama has definitively ruled out the possibility of making similar migration agreements with other EU...