The humanitarian vessel Ocean Viking pulled to safety 39 migrants from a rickety wooden boat in the early hours of Friday morning. Almost half of the migrants are unaccompanied minors, the crew said.
An unknown number of migrants are being recruited in Libya to fight on both sides of the civil war, suspects the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR. That is according to reports from the German press agency dpa.
More protests have been planned for next week on the Greek island of Chios after the local municipal council of the eastern Aegean island rejected government proposals to open a new, closed pre-departure center for migrants on the i1
Italian authorities in Parma have arrested seven people on charges of aiding and abetting clandestine migration. The individuals are accused of having forged tax documents to help non-EU citizens needing to convert or renew residenc1
A proposal to use trail cameras to detect migrants along Italy's border with Slovenia has created controversy.