Europe’s leaders began mapping out a stricter migration policy as countries contend with political pressure to show an improvement in reducing the number of arrivals.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is to miss Friday's meeting of European leaders with US President Joe Biden in Berlin. Meloni said on Wednesday she "could not attend under any circumstance" as she is due to visit the Middle East,

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged EU leaders on Thursday to explore strategies to enable the return of Syrian refugees, as they discussed tightening migration rules at a summit in Brussels.

As Italy dispatched a first group of asylum seekers to Albania on Wednesday under a new deal between Rome and Tirana, one eatery in the port town where they arrived found cause for celebration. 'Trattoria Meloni' in Shengjin is a colourful ode to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni,

An Italian naval vessel delivered the first group of asylum seekers to Albania as part of a controversial deal that raises the stakes in how European Union member states grapple with migration.

Italian navy ship Libra carrying migrants arrives in Albania as part of a deal with Italy to process thousands of asylum-seekers caught near Italian waters in Shengjin, Albania, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga SHENGJIN,