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A group of migrants embark on an Italian coast guard ship at Shengjin port in Albania on October 19, 2024. [AFP]
Italy's hard-right government passed a new law Monday to overcome legal opposition to a migrant deal with Albania, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused judges of political bias.
The decree, which was adopted at a cabinet meeting late Monday, enshrines in law the government's definition of countries as "safe", which would mean Rome can fast-track applications from asylum seekers from those countries.
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