European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the Dublin Regulation will be replaced with a new migration plan, to be revealed next week. Under the current rules, the EU country an asylum seeker first enters is responsible1
A situation like the one in Moria must "never happen again," said the European Commissioner for Home Affairs. Some lawmakers called for a "solidarity-based solution" to the crisis, but not everyone agrees.
Belgium has offered to accept 100 to 150 asylum seekers from Greece, in particular families with small children. More than 12,000 people were left homeless by the fires at the Moria refugee camp.
Italy is in shock after Father Roberto Malgesini was stabbed to death on September 15. The priest was well known in the northern Italian city of Como for his work helping immigrants and the homeless. The alleged killer, a Tunisian1
Austrian police say they found dozens of people, including children, who had been hiding in a refrigerated truck abandoned on a highway last week. The driver has been arrested, suspected of migrant-smuggling.