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Italy transfers first migrants to Albania in contentious asylum scheme

The 16 men are expected to arrive in the Albanian port of Shëngjin on Wednesday.

Radio Schuman

Outsourcing migrants in Europe: Troubling choice or the new norm?

In this episode, Radio Schuman explores Italy's migration centres in Albania and the trend of externalising migration.

Europe News

Albania opens EU membership talks amid political turmoil at home

The opening of formal EU accession talks comes days after opposition supporters clashed with police on the streets of Tirana.

Europe News

No migrants from Germany in Albanian centres, PM Rama insists

Under a five-year agreement between Tirana and Rome, Albania will process migrants intercepted at sea by Italian authorities in reception centres.

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Europe News

Albania: Italian government's migrant centres ready to host

The centres built by the Italian government in Albania are ready to host migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, eleven months after the agreement between the two countries was signed.

Albania

Protesters in Tirana clash with police demanding PM Rama's resignation

Later this month, Tirana will start discussions with Brussels on how the country aligns with EU stances on the rule of law, the functioning of democratic institutions and the fight against corruption.

Europe Decoded

Why tensions with neighbours have stalled North Macedonia’s EU bid

EU ambassadors failed to approve the opening of the next chapter of EU accession talks with Skopje last week.

Europe News

Albania has potential to be EU accession ‘frontrunner’ — EU ambassador

Tirana has unlocked the next step in its bid to join the EU, with talks on the so-called "fundamental" clusters set to take place in Luxembourg on 15 October.

Radio Schuman

The new EU Commission needs change, major trade union leader says

The European Commission risks being too centralised and not attractive to young people any more, according to Cristiano Sebastiani, the president of one of the EU's major trade unions, Renouveau & Démocratie.

Destinations

How Albania changed my mind about travelling with a toddler

Despite being rough and ready in some places, we found Albania to be really welcoming to families.

Albania

Albania announces plan to create a Vatican City-like microstate

If all goes to plan, the so-called "Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order" will become the world's smallest state, just a quarter of the size of Vatican City.

Europe News

Prime Minister Rama insists Albania migrant deal 'exclusive' to Italy

Albania's "unconditional love" for Italy means Rome has the exclusive privilege to house asylum seekers on Albanian soil, Rama told Euronews.

Europe News

Greek minority politician released on probation in Albania

Beleri was freed after a court in Fier accepted his request to be released on probation with six weeks remaining in his prison term.

Europe News

Europe should enlarge gradually – Austrian minister

Two new members, Montenegro and Albania, could join the bloc by 2030, Karoline Edtstadler told Euronews.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fires reach Bosnia's oldest national park as blaze in Albania persists

Three armed forces helicopters were working to control the blaze in Bosnia, while choppers from Serbia were said to be on their way on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the flames in Albania's Mali i Thatë or Dry Mountains, located along the eastern border with North Macedonia, have been burning for a week.

Europe News

EU to provide emergency wildfire aid to Greece and Albania

The support for Greece will consist of both aerial and ground firefighting resources, Albania will receive a multipurpose military plane from Romania, which can carry up to 6 tonnes of water.

Destinations

Here’s where to escape overtourism in Europe

Even in some of the most visited countries in the world, there are still unspoiled destinations to discover.

World News

Wildfires scorch parts of Albania and Croatia

Firefighters continued to battle flames in Croatia and Albania on Sunday as heatwaves and drought seize nations.

Europe News

Italy-funded asylum centres in Albania to be fully ready by September

The agreement signed last year by Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama aims to process the asylum claims of migrants rescued at sea while keeping them in Albania, a move that has garnered both criticism and support.

Europe News

Opening of controversial Italian migrant centres delayed yet again

Government-aligned MEPs have defended the plan to detain migrant arrivals in Albania rather than Italy, an arrangement NGOs have decried as "cruel".