In the second trimester of 2021, a reported 103,895 people filed for the first time a request for international protection in an EU country. This marked a 115% increase on the second trimester of 2020 and a 9% rise compared to the f1
Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese has said that some proposals in the European Union's New Pact on Migration and Asylum are "unacceptable" for Italy and other Mediterranean countries.
All 122 migrants on board the charity ship Ocean Viking safely disembarked on the Italian island of Sicily over the weekend. Meanwhile, another migrant rescue vessel, the Geo Barents, is still waiting for a port of safety for 60 res1
According to the UN migration agency, 785 migrants from mostly western African countries died in the first eight months of this year trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands via the Atlantic. The month of August was particularly deadl1
A lack of truck drivers has led to delivery bottlenecks and fuel rationing across the UK. Industry associations estimate Britain needs 100,000 more drivers to meet demand.