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Giro d’Italia LIVE: Mads Pedersen takes pink for first time with stage one win in Albania

Mads Pedersen triumphs in Tirana to pull on the maglia rosa for the first time

The Independent UK

Why is the Giro d'Italia starting in Albania? Everything you need to know about overseas Grand Tour starts

It's not the first time the Giro has started abroad, and it likely won't be the last

Cycling Weekly

How to watch the Giro d'Italia 2025: live stream the UCI World Tour stage race online

With no Pogacar, the race for the Maglia Rosa will be wide open this year. Here’s how to watch the UCI World Tour stage race online, including start times, platforms

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A very different Giro d'Italia - How will the absence of Tadej Pogačar shape this year's race?

No Pogačar or Jonas Vingegaard makes for a wide-open, dynamic Italian Grand Tour

Cycling News

'You go to races with multiple leaders' - Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe confirms Giro d'Italia team determined to seize the maglia rosa

Two Giro winners and last year's runner-up amongst strong team heading to Albania

Cycling News

Giro d’Italia to pay tribute to Pope Francis with stage start in Vatican City

The Italian grand tour begins in Albania on 9 May

The Independent UK

Should irregular migrants be deported to return hubs outside the EU?

Europe has proposed a controversial draft regulation on EU returns that presents return hubs outside the EU as innovative measures to reduce irregular migration. Does externalising the management of illegal migrants comply with EU human rights standards?

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Trafficking victims rejecting UK government support because they fear being deported

Nearly 6,000 victims of modern slavery chose not to be referred for help last year, new data shows

The Guardian - UK

Med5: Interior ministers call for strengthening of Frontex and agreements with third countries for returns

At their two-day summit in Naples, the interior ministers of the EU countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea called for a strengthening of the European Border and Coastguard Agency and for more action to combat irregular immigration.

Euronews

Italy transfers 40 rejected asylum seekers to detention centres in Albania

Legal experts and rights groups have raised alarm over the move, questioning its legality and accusing Italy of undermining asylum rights.

Euronews

Italy sends rejected migrants to detention centers in Albania

Italian authorities say 40 migrants with no permission to remain on Italian soil are being transferred from Italy to Albania

The Independent UK

Albania receives naval ship from Italy to boost military and NATO missions

Italy has donated a naval ship to Albania to help the country increase patrolling of its coastline and intensify its participation in NATO missions

The Independent UK

Kallas warns Albania of complex reforms but says its future is in the EU

Brussels decided in 2020 to start full membership negotiations with Albania, and talks began last October on how the Western Balkan country aligns with the EU in its fundamental principles.

Euronews

EU foreign policy chief warns Albania of difficult reforms in the bloc's membership path

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has hailed Albania’s “ambitious” agenda to close full membership negotiations in two years and also urged the country’s political parties to support difficult reforms ahead

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Albanian Migrants Abandon Small Boats in Stunning £23K Smuggling Scheme Shake-Up

Some Albanian migrants are reportedly abandoning the usual dinghy crossings and switching to lorries as people smugglers shift tactics to avoid being caught.

The Independent UK

Government working ‘very closely’ with Italy over processing migrants

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni told the summit the nation’s deal with Albania to process claims offshore had ‘gained increasing consensus’.

Evening Standard

Terrorist claims he will be ‘executed by gangsters’ if deported to Albania

Home Office lawyers say Maksim Cela should be deported.

Euronews

Automotive Fair Albania highlights classic cars and boosts Tirana tourism

The Automotive Fair Albania in Tirana features classic cars, blending nostalgia with modern trends and promoting road safety, green mobility and innovation.

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Italy approves new decree to use Albania migration centres as repatriation hubs

Under the new decree, two centres in Albania will now also house migrants who arrived in Italy, had their asylum request rejected and received a deportation order.

The Independent UK

Albania’s Orthodox Church inaugurates its new Archbishop Joan

Albania’s Orthodox Church has held an inauguration ceremony for its new Archbishop Joan, who succeeded Archbishop Anastasios following his death in January

The Independent UK

Italy approves new decree to use Albanian migration centers as 'repatriation' hubs

Italy's far-right-led government has approved a new decree that allows the use of centers opened in Albania for asylum seekers’ fast-track processing also as “repatriation” hubs, in line with a recent EU proposal

International Business Times

Italy Tries To Fill Its Albanian Migrant Centres After Legal Woes

Italy's hard-right government said Friday it would use its Albanian migrant centres for people awaiting deportation, the latest attempt to salvage a costly scheme frozen for months by legal challenges.

The National (Scotland)

Rangers' Bajrami in social media dig after being dropped by international boss

Rangers' Nedim Bajrami has taken to social media following reports that he wasn't happy after being left out of Albania's lineup against Andorra.

The Independent UK

Inside Thomas Tuchel’s first England camp – and how the players really feel

Tuchel and his staff have now debriefed after opening victories over Albania and Latvia

The Guardian - UK

Time is not on Tuchel’s side to raise England’s tempo before the World Cup

New head coach must find a way to focus Jude Bellingham and bring Premier League style to international stage

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