Portugal is the latest in a list of 10 EU countries to announce that will soon bring 50 unaccompanied migrant children from the Greek islands. According to EU sources, the children will be flown to Portugal in May.
The UN refugee agency says COVID-19 and curfew conditions in Libya have reduced the possibilities for people to find ways to survive, prompting an increase in migrant departures from Libya towards Europe.
A group of organizations in Italy has lodged a complaint with the EU's financial watchdog, the European Court of Auditors. They say European financing of a program to stop migrants from leaving Libya violates EU and international l1
African migrants should be offered temporary work permits in exchange for a cash deposit, a German panel of experts has said. They say the measure would reduce illegal immigration and encourage migrants to return home.
Following a fire at a migrant camp on the island of Samos, the Greek government has announced that it intends to close the camp by the end of the year.