An Eritrean who was among a group of sea migrants held on an Italian coast guard vessel for 10 days in 2018 is entitled to compensation, Italy's top appeals court has ruled, triggering the fury of Italy's right-wing government.

The Italian government has told judges at the European Union’s highest court that its transfers of migrants to asylum processing centers in Albania comply with EU and human rights laws.

was sent to Albania on October 16. All of them were sent back to Italy after a court in Rome ruled that the transfer was unlawful and that repatriating them to their countries of origin could breach international legal protections. Two more migrant ...

ROME - The European Commission backed Italy’s stance in the Italy-Albania Migration Deal case, arguing that EU law allows states to designate countries as “safe” even if only for specific, well-defined migrant groups.

In Albania's capital, Baba Mondi envisions a Vatican-like state for his Bektashi faith on a tiny scrap of land that would serve as a model for love and tolerance.

The two appealed the decision to a court in Rome, which asked the Luxembourg-based court to clarify EU law. In 2023, Italy signed a deal with Albania to house up to 3,000 male migrants while their ...