Albania

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has accused Suella Braverman of 'fuelling xenophobia' by branding Channel crossings 'an invasion', adding that he is ...

These migrants were picked up in the Channel by members of Border Force and volunteers from the RNLI. Sources said councillors were 'left in the dark' about the plans. A vast number of Albanians coming to the UK are from the EU and not Albania.' Ministers are currenlty drawing up plans to deport thousands of Albanian asylum seekers almost immediately after they arrive in a bid to ease the Channel migration crisis. A subsequent notice from France's Departmental Board of the National Police issued on August 26 banned officers from targeting boats already in the water. She also said the UK had seen a 'surge in the number of Albanian arrivals' and that 'many of them [are] abusing our modern slavery laws', adding: 'Albania is not a war torn country. Asked what the consequence of this language might be for Albanians settled in the UK, he said: 'It doesn't come for good. as 'thousands of migrants are put up in five-star hotels, with one-in-four resorts block-booked for months' He told Newsnight that these were 'crazy words' and said this sort of language fuels xenophobia and goes against 'the great British tradition of integrating the minorities'. There is also an ongoing crisis at the overly crowded Manston arrivals centre, where residents including children have been sleeping on floors of marquees for up to a month. Mr Rama, who has been Albania’s leader since 2013, said it was ‘insane’ to blame his country for the UK’s immigration and crime woes. Ms Braverman has frequently singled out Albanian asylum seekers after their numbers crossing the Channel in small boats spiralled.

Albania leaves behind Georgia with 3.9 applications per 1,000 inhabitants (of which 3.7 are in European Union countries) and Syria, which has 3.1 applications ...

While in relation to the population, Albania has 2.6 applications per thousand inhabitants, compared to Iran, with 0.1 applications per thousand inhabitants. According to the official data of the United Kingdom on the website www.gov.al, only for the first 6 months of the year, 7,267 people sought asylum from Albania, more than in all the countries of the European Union, ranking second in number after Iran (10,752). The number of people entering the UK is higher, but not all are seeking asylum. In Albania, for every 1000 inhabitants, almost 5 inhabitants have applied for asylum (2.4 in the countries of the European Union and 2.6 in the United Kingdom). In Albania, asylum applications have increased significantly since the pandemic. have been damaged or are destroyed, according to a World Vision report.

Graham Stuart appeared to criticise Suella Braverman after she came under fire for claiming the UK faces an "invasion" of migrants.

“It can lead to language which is sometimes unfortunate and it is worth putting on record our gratitude to the Albanian government for their co-operation in working to sort this out.” Asked about Rama’s criticisms on Sky News, Stuart acknowledged that the “pressure” of the situation had led to “unfortunate language”. “It’s about the climate that has been created, and it’s about finding scapegoats and blaming others. “I thought it came a point where it was impossible to not react because it was really an embarrassment for our civilisation to hear all kind of crazy words being thrown in the air like normality and ‘invasion’ was the peak,” he said. Rama appeared on BBC Newsnight last night to accuse the government of “finding scapegoats” for its own “failed policies” . [“surge” in the number of Albanians](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/suella-braverman-accused-of-discriminating-against-albanians-by-countrys-prime-minister_uk_63628dd0e4b046b39ca3d94f) arriving on small boats and said that many were “abusing our modern slavery laws”.

Albania's PM has accused the UK of scapegoating his citizens to excuse its "failed policies" on borders and migration. Edi Rama told the BBC Home Secretary ...

"Gangs are targeting Albanians and they're saying, 'Well, hold on, you want a better life. "I want to have a constructive and productive relationship with our Albanian friends," Mr Jenrick said. The Home Office has an enormous in-tray of 101,000 unresolved asylum cases. Almost all were single adult men. This has been worsening for four years - and it's not clear what the four home secretaries over that period have done to fix it. [It] is nothing but fuelling xenophobia and targeting, singling out a community". He added: "It's not about one person. Writing on Twitter, Mr Rama accused the home secretary of engaging in a "rhetoric of crime that ends up punishing the innocent". United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk has also criticised Ms Braverman's "invasion" comments - saying it was "a horrible word" and politicians had to make sure their language did not "add fuel to the fire on issues that are about human beings". He said if accommodation in the UK was not good enough for them, they could "get on a dinghy and go straight back to France". "But it is correct that a quarter of people who've come in small boats have come from Albania this year, and the NCA, our National Crime Organisation, has said that a very significant proportion of serious organised crime is emanating from those individuals." "This kind of language is not a policy, is not a programme, is not a vision.

Prime Minister Edi Rama has called for an end to the “xenophobic” and “criminal” rhetoric used against Albanians amid mass irregular migration to the UK and ...

Young people want to leave,” he told EURACTIV but cautioned that the figures from the UK government could be “exaggerated” for political reasons. These include a lack of reconciliation from communist rule, which has led to intergenerational trauma, a lack of identity, and a dislike of the state and even the country. “In particular, the exceptionally high rate of emigration can hardly be attributed to only economic factors. This results in a disconnect between the youth and their country and fuels a desire to leave. As for why people are leaving, the reasons are complex and driven by a perfect storm of factors. Irregular migrants travelling to the UK, mainly in dinghies, made headlines over the summer, with the British authorities reporting as many as 14,000 Albanians made the perilous trip since January.

Ms Braverman has also been considering negotiating a 'bespoke route' with the Balkan nation to get failed Albanian asylum seekers removed from the UK more ...

I have friends that I’m privileged to have there, and I admire everything that Britain represents. Asked about the consequences of Ms Braverman’s language for Albanians settled in the UK, he continued: ‘It doesn’t come for good. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). I’m a big admirer of the United Kingdom. Ms Braverman told MPs on Monday that the UK has seen a ‘surge in the number of Albanian arrivals’ and claimed that ‘many of them I am afraid to say abusing our modern slavery laws’. ‘But it is correct that a quarter of people who’ve come in small boats have come from Albania this year, and the NCA, our national crime organisation, has said that a very significant proportion of serious organised crime is emanating from those individuals.’ Ms Braverman is facing mounting criticism for the severe overcrowding and dreadful conditions at the Manston migrant processing facility in Kent and a failure to tackle Channel crossings. This kind of language is not a policy, is not a programme, is not a vision, is nothing but to fuelling xenophobia and targeting, singling out community and practically going totally against the great British tradition of integrating the minorities. ‘But I really am disgusted about this kind of politics that at the end is doomed to fail.’ Mr Rama told BBC Newsnight: ‘I thought it came a point where it was impossible to not react because it was really an embarrassment for our civilisation to hear all kind of crazy words being thrown in the air like normality and ‘invasion’ was the peak. The rhetoric has been widely criticised amid major questions about the UK’s treatment of migrants and how to deal with a backlog of asylum applications. In a highly unusual intervention, Albania’s leader suggested the UK government was ‘finding scapegoats’ over the issue – and claimed that ‘failed policies’ are actually to blame for the current crisis.

With the recent public debate on channel migrant crossings focussing on the number of young men entering the UK from Albania, the country's prime minister ...

The UK Border force indicated earlier this week that some 12,000 Albanians have crossed the Channel by small boat since the start of this year. This kind of language is not a policy, is not a programme, is not a vision, is nothing but to but fuelling xenophobia and targeting, singling out community and practically going totally against the great British tradition of integrating the minorities. He told Newsnight, “It’s about the climate that has been created, and it’s about finding scapegoats and blaming others. I have friends that I’m privileged to have there, and I admire everything that Britain represents. Speaking on the BBC 2 Newsnight programme last night, Edi Rama, said that he had become motivated to speak out because of ‘all kind of crazy’ words being thrown in the air. Britain was a role model in this and now is becoming like, I don’t know, like a madhouse”.

The criticism comes after a top British official singles out Albanians for their role in illicit migration to the UK.

UK should fight the crime gangs of all nationalities and stop discriminating … “Albanians in the UK work hard and pay tax. [Albanians](/news/2022/8/25/uk-to-fast-track-deportations-of-albanian-asylum-seekers), after a top UK official singled out the nationality for their role in illicit migration to the country.

Graham Stuart appeared to criticise Suella Braverman after she came under fire for claiming the UK faces an "invasion" of migrants.

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The government has expressed its gratitude to Albania in an attempt to defuse a row after its prime minister accused Suella Braverman of using “insane” ...

Edi Rama said it was wrong to say that Albanian migrants were the “cause of Britain’s crime and border problems”. He said Britain should stop discriminating against Albanians, and that the home secretary and other ministers were using “easy rhetoric” about migrants to hide “policy failures”. His intervention was a shock to the government and a blow to ministers’ efforts to strike a rapid returns deal with Tirana, under which Albanian migrants

Britain has a strong relationship with Albania and is grateful for the work they do to tackle people smugglers, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ...

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The comments come as a rebuke to British home secretary Suella Braverman's “insane” reasoning. Taking to Twitter, Rama said: “Targeting Albanians (as some ...

Repeating the same things and expecting different results is insane.” He is the only Albanian prime minister in history to have won three parliamentary elections in a row. In 2017, Rama was elected prime minister for a second term, when he won a third mandate following the 2021 parliamentary election, in which he defeated the Democratic Party of Albania’s candidate, Lulzim Basha, for the second time in a row.

According to data from the House of Commons' Home Affairs Committee, 12,000 Albanian migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel so far this ...

I’m a big admirer of the United Kingdom. Asked what the consequence Ms Braverman’s language might be for Albanians settled in the UK, he said: “It doesn’t come for good. The vast majority of those accepted are women and children. However, many Albanians are struggling with the standard of living. [Exit News](https://exit.al/en/2022/10/04/why-are-albanians-fleeing-for-the-uk/): “I don’t want to leave. “But it is correct that a quarter of people who’ve come in small boats have come from Albania this year, and the NCA, our national crime organisation, has said that a very significant proportion of serious organised crime is emanating from those individuals.” “I’m not angry at all. but here l find it difficult to have a simple life, with honest people and honest public services. He told Sky News’ The Take with Sophy Ridge: “I want to have a constructive and productive relationship with our Albanian friends. This kind of language is not a policy, is not a programme, is not a vision, is nothing but to fuelling xenophobia and targeting, singling out community and practically going totally against the great British tradition of integrating the minorities. “It’s about the climate that has been created, and it’s about finding scapegoats and blaming others. She labelled the increased number of migrants an “invasion”, condemning a “surge in the number of Albanian arrivals” and accusing “many of them” of “abusing our modern slavery laws”.

By DENIS MACSHANE*. Have pity on poor Albania. This tiny west Balkan nation with a population the size of Greater Manchester is the new bogeyman for ...

She was right and Macron was right in 2017 to open up a European perspective to Albania. Today Albania is parked in the so-called European Political Community along with Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Britain and other countries deemed to be outside the European Union single market and its wider labour market. It seems unfair to demonise Albanians for providing what many elite circles in fashionable quarters of English cities so eagerly consume. As anti-Muslim prejudice rose in Europe the fact that the 2.8 million Albanians are nominally Muslim frightened continental politicians who faced pressure from anti-Muslim rightists like Marine Le Pen or Giorgia Meloni or the Swedish Democrats. Mrs Thatcher slapped him down saying that supporting these poor countries many of whose citizens had emigrated to richer north Europe would provide an opportunity for British investment and ensure their citizens would stay at home as economic opportunities opened up. Other European countries seem to be able to process undocumented arrivals faster than the UK manages.

Britain should look to Germany to learn how to cope with a wave of immigrants, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Thursday, chastising London for its ...

"We have a strong relationship with our Albanian partners. Fewer than 1% of Britain's Albanians were in jail, he added. very British, sounds more like screams from a madhouse," Rama said while praising Berlin's response to migration policy.

Britain has a strong relationship with Albania and is grateful for the work they do to tackle people smugglers, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ...

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