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Italy PM seeks to save Albanian migrant deal amid spat with judges
Italy's hard-right government said it would pass a new law Monday to overcome legal opposition to a migrant deal with Albania, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused judges of political bias. Meloni on Friday slammed the ruling as "prejudiced" and said she had called a cabinet meeting Monday "to approve laws to overcome this obstacle,
Italy faces big setback over migrant camps in Albania
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's five-year deal to send migrants rescued at sea to camps in Albania for processing has been dealt a significant blow by the courts, only days after the first arrivals.
Albanian restaurant honours Italy's Meloni as migrants arrive under deal
As Italy dispatched a first group of asylum seekers to Albania on Wednesday under a new deal between Rome and Tirana, one eatery in the port town where they arrived found cause for celebration.
Italy Judges Reject First Migrant Detentions In Albania
Italian judges ruled Friday against the detention of the first migrants sent for processing in Albania, dealing a major blow to a flagship policy of Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government.
Italy Set to Adopt Decree to Overrule Court Objections on Albanian Migrant Camps
Italy's government was set to adopt on Monday a decree aimed at overruling court objections to its flagship plan to set up migrant detention camps in Albania to deter sea arrivals from North Africa. The plan,
Giorgia Meloni vows to fight court ruling blocking Albania migrant deal
Giorgia Meloni has vowed to press ahead with Italy’s controversial policy to divert migrants to Albania despite a court ruling blocking the move.
Italy court rules against first asylum seeker transfer to Albania
An Italian court on Friday ruled against the detention of asylum seekers sent from Italy to Albania for processing, stating that the refugees' home countries are not considered safe enough for a
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Giorgia Meloni would make Machiavelli proud
But for the moment the reality is that Ms Meloni enjoys an approval rating of more than 40%—twice as high as those of President Emmuel Macron of France and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany. Not bad ...
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Meloni, Al Thani on Italy military hub in Qatar
ROME, OCT 21 - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said in a joint statement signed ...
Italy criminalizes surrogacy abroad in move slammed as ‘medieval’ by critics
Italian parents who have made the often difficult and expensive decision to have children through surrogacy abroad have been ...
Meloni’s Balancing Act: Centrist Abroad, Right Wing at Home
New policies on surrogate births and the treatment of asylum seekers, while largely symbolic, are designed to shore up her ...
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Italy's Meloni to miss European leaders' meeting with Biden in Berlin
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is to miss Friday's meeting of European leaders with US President Joe Biden in Berlin.
Italy's Meloni calls plan to send migrants to Albania courageous, unprecedented
Italy is setting an example for the rest of Europe by sending migrants to third countries to process their asylum requests, ...
Italy Criminalizes Surrogacy From Abroad, a Blow to Gay and Infertile Couples
Italy passed a law on Wednesday that criminalizes seeking surrogacy abroad, a move the country’s conservative government said ...
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Italy's divisive Meloni sets tone on EU migration file
Huddling with the bloc's top officials and driving the agenda on the headline issue of migration, Italy's Giorgia Meloni was ...