For a few months, life in Gjader was different; a camp to house migrants was built in the village in northwestern Albania, near the Adriatic Sea, and the Italians sent to staff it rented houses ...

Though the center in Gjader has capacity for 3,000 migrants, it will start with 400 and increase to 880 in a few weeks. The number of people reaching Italy along the central Mediterranean ...

The latest setback came last week, when the Rome Court of Appeal refused to validate the detention of 43 migrants in Albania, ...

Shortly afterward, they are taken a few kilometers inland to Gjader, where Italian officials in a reception center examine their asylum applications in a fast-track procedure. Italy is the first ...

The remaining 44 migrants are being held at Albania’s Gjader facility, where their asylum applications will be processed. This marks the third group Italy has sent to Albania since the centers ...

The Italian government explores new strategies for centers in Albania, addressing challenges and opportunities.