Albania aims to become a full-fledged member of the European Union by the end of the decade, its Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Tuesday, following the opening of accession negotiations he called ...

Albania will open its first chapter of accession talks with the European Union on Tuesday in Luxembourg, as it aims to make headway in its decade-long bid to join the 27-country bloc. Tuesday’s ...

Italy's plan to process asylum seekers in Albania was dealt a serious blow on Friday, just days after the first group of migrants were sent to the Balkan country. A court in Rome ruled that 12 of ...

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister on Tuesday said his government had turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum seekers but made an ...

The ruling was a major blow to the conservative government’s plan to have asylum claims heard in Albania instead of Italy. By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Italian ...

But the first migrants sent to Albania were deemed ineligible for detention there. GJADER, Albania — Behind a high metal fence close to the edge of Europe, Italy’s far-right government this ...

An Italian navy ship has docked in Albania to deliver refugees and migrants, the first such mission under a controversial deal between the two countries that sends asylum seekers outside the ...

In Luxembourg on Tuesday, Albania opened its first negotiation ‘cluster’, with Prime Minister Edi Rama saying his country has its sights set on joining the European club by the end of the decade.

Albania opened the first chapters of negotiating its accession to the European Union in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The Balkan country, which was granted candidate status in 2014, held its first accession ...

Italy is first EU country to divert migrants outside bloc Government hopes process will deter migrants Rights groups oppose deal; Meloni says setting an example for Europe SHENGJIN, Albania ...

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An Italian naval vessel delivered the first group of asylum seekers to Albania as part of a controversial deal that raises the stakes in how European Union member states grapple with migration.