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 following a meeting on Monday between Meloni and several ministers,

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday to dismiss objections to her government's flagship plan to send sea migrants to Albania. EU judges have been asked to weigh in on the scheme by Italian courts,

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