The Rome court ruling stipulated the return of the remaining 12 migrants from the new Gjader facility in Albania to Italy, citing that their countries of origin, Egypt and Bangladesh, could not be deemed safe.

An Italian navy ship on Saturday took back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome. The court ruling on Friday represents an early stumbling block to a five-year deal between Italy and Albania for Tirana to host 3,

An Italian coastguard vessel collected migrants held in reception centres in Albania on Saturday to transfer them to Italy, after a court ruling dealt a blow to Rome's plans to house migrants picked up at sea outside the EU.