The European Commission wants to turn Frontex into the EU’s central returns agency, with a larger border force, faster crisis deployment and new powers to support removals beyond the bloc’s borders.
El Hierro is struggling to cope with nearly 1,600 migrant arrivals in just over a week, putting pressure on healthcare and reception facilities. Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo has requested urgent support from Spain’s cen1
Latvia alleges migrants are being forced into border sabotage if they cannot pay. Rights groups say protection from refoulement, violence, and arbitrary detention must remain central to any response.
Local authorities and regional officials in the Canary Islands have raised concerns over severe resource constraints as large numbers of irregular migrants continue to reach the archipelago — especially the small southwestern island1
More than 30 people have been rescued overnight from a migrant boat just south of Gavdos, Greece’s southernmost island. Greece's southernmost islands continue to see an increase in migrant arrivals since August.