More than 600 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa at the weekend, as the island marked the anniversary of the tragic shipwreck which claimed the lives of over 360 migrants eight years ago.
The European Court of Auditors has published a report saying that more sharing of data between EU nations would help to counter migrant trafficking.
The UN has calculated that almost 18,000 people lost their lives in the Mediterranean since a ship capsized in 2013 off Lampedusa, killing 368.
Over 140 suspected people smugglers were arrested in an operation conducted by Frontex in central and southeastern Europe in early September.
A man from sub-Saharan Africa was killed in a fire in the Sicilian city of Castelvetrano. The fire broke out at a migrant camp inside a former concrete plant. The property had been occupied for years by foreigners who come to the ar1