Two migrants died while they were trying to reach the Canary Islands on a boat with 71 people on board, all of sub-Saharan origin, that reached the island of Tenerife on Wednesday. It was the first migrant boat to reach the archipel1
The new year in Tunisia began with a tragic reminder of the migration crisis. On January 2, two boats carrying 110 migrants sank off the coast of Kerkennah. Twenty-seven bodies were recovered, and 83 passengers were rescued.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced that the EU might be ready to pitch a proposal on the creation of so-called 'return hubs' for irregular migrants outside the bloc within two months.
With a general election in February, it didn't take long for politicians to try and exploit the attack on Magdeburg's Christmas market. Domestic security will likely become a key election campaign issue.
At least 20 migrants are missing or presumed dead after their boat sank on their way to Italy from Libya. Only seven people could be rescued from the shipwreck, Italian authorities have said.