A German politician wants federal police withdrawn from Aegean maritime patrols if EU border agency Frontex fails to halt migrant "pushbacks." Six forced returns since April have been attributed to the Greek coast guard.
Doubled police patrols along French beaches, drones and radar, says British interior minister Priti Patel, will deter boat migrants. This year, 8,000 have risked the dangerous crossing over the English Channel.
Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain say that the new migration pact – as proposed by the European Commission – fails to do enough to systemically redistribute new migrants arriving in the southern EU member states. The four Mediterranean1
More than 1,500 migrants have illegally entered Germany from Scandinavian nations since the beginning of the year. Politicians are calling for an overhaul of the Dublin regulation to make such secondary migration less attractive.
Italy must grant family benefits to non-EU citizens who are long-term residents, even if their family members are not living in the EU, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Wednesday.