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Added on the 20/09/2023 11:55:12 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni visits an under-construction asylum processing centre in Albania, set to be run by Italy, with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama, days ahead of European elections. Under a controversial deal between Rome and Tirana, Albania has agreed to take in asylum seekers plucked from the seas off Italy, register them at a migrant centre on the Adriatic Sea and then house them at another centre inland while their claims are processed. IMAGES
The leaders of the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Albania hold a meeting about immigration in Granada, Spain, where European Political Community summit is taking place. IMAGES
A charity ship carrying more than 200 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean enters the French port of Toulon, after the country allowed the ship to disembark in response to Italy's refusal to take passengers in. IMAGES
Historical boats and gondolas with costumed crews parade down Venice's Grand Canal in the 2021 regatta IMAGES
Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini is to stand trial on charges of illegally detaining migrants at sea, after senators voted to strip him of his parliamentary immunity. IMAGES
Italian senators debate whether far-right leader Matteo Salvini should face trial on charges of illegally detaining migrants at sea last year, for which he could be jailed for 15 years. IMAGES