The number of migrants reaching the Canary Islands from the coast of West Africa has continued to rise. On the tiny island of El Hierro, thousands have arrived in recents days, including children and babies.
The route across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe has claimed many thousands of lives. It is mostly men who risk the dangerous journey, but aboard the migrant boats are also women – these are some of their stories.
As Europe applauds the victory of the liberal opposition led by Donald Tusk in Poland’s elections, observers say the new government will not necessarily break with the previous government’s anti-migration stance.
Greece is buckling under a considerable shortage of affordable housing. Rising prices have led to an increased risk in homelessness, and refugees and asylum seekers bear the brunt.
The Swedish government plans to cut social benefits for non-European immigrants in the hope of discouraging migrants from coming to Sweden.