The German authorities cited the persistent threat to civilian shipping as the reason for the raised security alert. The raised security level 2 covers a heightened risk, while the highest level 3 represents an imminent threat. NGOs1
Family reunification now accounts for only a very small proportion of first-time residence permits issued each year for family reasons: 5 percent. A new study by the National Institute for Demographic Studies describes a decline ove1
Almost 270 migrants have arrived in Crete over the past 24 hours. The Greek coast guard rescued 142 migrants on three boats overnight, and earlier in the day, another 126 people arrived in two separate boats after leaving Libya.
In Portugal, an additional 15 police officers have been arrested on suspicion of torturing and abusing vulnerable people, including migrants. The latest round of arrests was announced on Tuesday (May 5) in a widening investigation i1
Police in Croatia said they had discovered the bodies of four migrants near the Slovenian border on Sunday, along with 15 more people, two of whom had to be taken to hospital. Croatia has intensified its border control measures, i1