Spain: Migrant smugglers arrested in Melilla
Spanish police have arrested eight members of a gang they say is engaged in trafficking hashish and transporting migrants from the North African enclave of Melilla to the Spanish mainland.
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French authorities rescue 36 migrants in Channel over weekend
36 migrants on two separate boats were found in difficulty in the Channel between France and Britain at the weekend. They were taken back to France by a coastguard patrol boat who declared the migrants "safe and sound."
Pressure mounts on EU border agency chief
Pressure is growing on the head of the European border agency Frontex after new accusations of abuses, which the EU described as "very worrying." Frontex head Fabrice Leggeri has recently been subject to accusations over the methods1
422 migrants to disembark in Sicily from Ocean Viking
Migrants and crew onboard the Ocean Viking celebrated on Sunday after they were told the ship's 422 passengers could disembark in the port of Augusta in Sicily. Disembarkation was expected to start on Monday.
Foggia migrant tent camp to become 'Citadel of Hospitality'
Authorities in Italy's southern Puglia region are trying to fight the gangmaster system. They have rebranded the migrant tent camp in the city of Foggia, a 'Citadel of Hospitality' to try and end exploitation.