Albania’s migrant deal with Italy is a “one-off” despite interest from other governments, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has said, dashing the hopes of some EU capitals of replicating the move.
Rome and Tirana agreed last year to set up centres in Albania where a few thousand Italy-bound migrants would be registered and then wait for their asylum claim to be processed by Italian officials.
The plan drew criticism from rights groups but also sparked interest from some right-of-centre European governments. The centre-right European People’s party even made it part of its elections platform for the June elections to the European parliament.