Cases of sexual violence against minors are rising in Ceuta. Several thousand children remain in the Spanish exclave after thousands of people breached Morocco's border at the end of July.

On Crete, four minors have been arrested on suspicion of navigating small boats from Libya to the southern Greek island. In its efforts to curb irregular migration, Greece appears to be turning to increasingly restrictive policies,1

Italy and Germany continue to be caught up in a diplomatic spat over the issue of returning irregular migrants under EU rules. As talks continue, some members of the Italian government have raised the issue of migrants rescued at se1

Several thousand unaccompanied minors have gathered in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Africa. Illness and abuse are rife, and the authorities admit they are overwhelmed.