![Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama pose at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, 06 November 2023.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/5KI6OB5ETFECPANBPZRBVJORRA.jpg?auth=129de5be37f2743be713611b552b137fa836a2249246238c19157b9c86a9007b&width=414&height=233&focal=2045%2C846)
Italy’s lower chamber of parliament OKs deal with Albania to house migrants during asylum processing
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has endorsed the deal as an important initiative and the fruit of necessary ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking to address the migration issue