The Italian migrant rights group ASGI is calling on the government to make it easier for Afghans to get a visa for Italy. The call comes as Afghans have reported 'unsurmountable difficulties' in obtaining a visa, even if they have m1

The Spanish coast guard rescued more than 220 people travelling in small boats off the Canary Islands on Wednesday. The number of migrants risking the Atlantic route is rising again, and so are the deaths.

The EU effort to return unsuccessful asylum seekers is failing, the EU policy and financial watchdog has warned. Half a million people are ordered to leave the EU each year, but less than a fifth are actually sent home.

Around 2,600 Afghans and their immediate families are to be brought to Germany where they will receive residence permits. The German government's 'human rights list' includes journalists, artists and others at risk from the Taliban.