Italy has confirmed it will provide 20 million euros of funding to programs of voluntary repatriation for migrants in Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. The program will be operated in collaboration with the UN Migration Agency (IOM).
Italian citizens favor policies that provide a pathway to regularization for irregular migrants, according to a study conducted in five European countries by researchers from the European University Institute (EUI) in Italy and Upps1
The UNHCR has released new data on migration trends in the Central Mediterranean, reporting a 28 percent decrease in sea arrivals in March 2025 compared to the previous month and a 19 percent drop from 2024.
The Greek coast guard said at least seven bodies have been recovered after a migrant boat sank in the Aegean, off the island of Lesbos. Two of those dead are children.
The Spanish Bishops have reiterated their call for the legalization of over half a million irregular migrants, urging the country's main political parties, the PSOE and PP, to take action.