A navy boat carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters docked at Shengjin port in Albania Wednesday, October 16; Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists saw, the first arrivals under a new deal between Rome and Tirana. The Italian naval ship Libra left the port of Lampedusa on Monday with 16 men – 10 from Bangladesh and six from Egypt – who were rescued at sea after departing from Libya, a ministry spokesman said.
They will be settled in prefabricated housing while their asylum requests are processed. Italy’s two processing centers in Albania, surrounded by high walls and security cameras, are at Camp Gjader, 20 kilometers from the port. They will be operated under Italian law, with Italian security and staff, and judges hearing cases by video from Rome. If an applicant’s asylum request is refused, cells have been set up on-site.
Human rights groups have questioned whether there will be enough protection for asylum seekers. But Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday brushed aside criticism. “It is a new, courageous, unprecedented path, but one that perfectly reflects the European spirit and has everything it takes to be followed also with other non-EU nations,” she said. The arrangement between the two countries is a European first, which other leaders in the region are watching closely.
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