{"id":23279,"date":"2024-01-24T22:30:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/italys-lower-chamber-advances-landmark-migrant-deal-with-albania\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T22:30:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:00:29","slug":"italys-lower-chamber-advances-landmark-migrant-deal-with-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/italys-lower-chamber-advances-landmark-migrant-deal-with-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy’s lower chamber advances landmark migrant deal with Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Italy’s lower chamber of parliament approved a government deal with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum requests.<\/strong><\/li>\n
The proposal passed 155-115 in the Chamber of Deputies and now advances to the Senate.<\/strong><\/li>\n
The initiative, announced by Premier Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Nov. 2023, involves Albania sheltering up to 36,000 migrants for a year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Italy\u2019s lower chamber of parliament on Wednesday approved a novel government deal with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum requests, a cornerstone of Premier Giorgia Meloni\u2019s efforts to share the migration burden with the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n
The proposal, which passed 155-115 with two abstentions in the Chamber of Deputies, now goes to the Senate, where Meloni\u2019s right-wing forces also have a comfortable majority.<\/p>\n
Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the groundbreaking initiative last November, in which Albania would shelter up to 36,000 migrants for a year in two centers while Italy fast-tracks their asylum requests.<\/p>\n
TINY ITALIAN ISLAND OVERWHELMED WITH THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS WHO ARRIVED WITHIN 24 HOURS<\/strong><\/p>\n
Italy has long sought concrete gestures of solidarity from fellow European Union nations to help it handle the tens of thousands of migrants who arrive each year. Albania is hoping to join the bloc, and Italy has been a strong supporter of its bid.<\/p>\n