Italy rushes to pass law to save Albanian asylum centre scheme

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The move comes as a court in Rome cast doubt on the legality and feasibility of the deal, which was agreed between Albania and Italy to limit migrant arrivals.

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00:00Italy passed a decree allowing the government to amend a list of safe countries from which

00:06migrants arrive, removing legal obstacles and implementing the controversial migration

00:11deal with Albania.

00:14The news comes after Italy was forced to return 12 migrants previously taken to the new Migrant

00:19Processing Centre in Albania.

00:22Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni called the court's decision biased, but the opposition

00:27have said the court ruling showed the scheme was against the law and should be scrapped.

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