One migrant dead, 71 rescued off Canary Islands
Spanish authorities have rescued 71 migrants, including several children, who were trying to reach the Canary Islands. One of the migrants was dead when the boat was intercepted off Tenerife.
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Italy: Half a million for drinking water at migrant sites in Puglia
The Region of Puglia in southern Italy announced it will provide an additional €500,000 to ensure drinking water is supplied to informal migrant farm worker settlements in the region.
Lampedusa hotspot near collapse as hundreds of migrants arrive in less than a day
The migrant hotspot of Lampedusa is on the verge of collapse after at least 460 people arrived on the Italian island in less than 24 hours. Several hundred migrants were to be tested for COVID-19 and transferred to a quarantine ship.
NGOs criticize situation in migrant camps on Lesbos and Samos
Two aid organizations have criticized the situation for migrants who live in island camps in the Aegean Sea. While Germany's Kindernothilfe condemns the evacuation of PIKPA camp on Lesbos for allegedly being inhumane, Doctors Withou1
Germany: Asylum process takes longer again
Between April and June, the average processing time of an asylum request in Germany was ten months, an increase of nearly four months compared to the beginning of the year. The reasons appear to be related to anti-coronavirus measu1