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A debate has been taking place in Albania after international media revealed proposed plans to create massive camps in Albania for non-European refugees and migrants aiming to reach the European Union’s wealthy member states. In an interview for a German television station, Albania’s deputy interior minister said Albania has the capacity to handle refugees, as it had during the Kosovo war, when it hosted 600,000 fellow ethnic Albanians. The number has stuck in the debate, and alarm bells are flying for Albanians who know their weak state cannot handle even a tenth of that number. For reference, 600,000 people would…
