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Migrants disembark from the Mare Jonio ship on the Italian island of Lampedusa on May 10, 2019 | Photo: ANSA/Elio Desiderio

Italy: Sharp drop in migrant arrivals

There's been a sharp drop in migrant arrivals in Italy by sea this year, according to the Italian interior minister. There's also been a drop in asylum requests in the Southern European country.

Sub-Saharan migrants disembark from a Sea Rescue vessel upon their arrival to the port of Motril in Granada, Spain, 27 April 2019 | Photo: EPA/Miguel Paquet

Migrants brought to Spain after search and rescue operation

Two boats carrying over 100 migrants were reported missing in the Alboran Sea Tuesday. The Spanish charity Caminando Fronteras has since reported that one boat has returned to Morocco while the other was accompanied by the Spanish m1

Local fishermen assist refugees arriving with a rubber dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece | Photo: EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU

Frontex: Migration situation has improved significantly

The illegal immigration situation in the EU has "significantly improved," with 30,000 irregular crossings of EU borders since the start of 2019, Fabrice Leggeri, the director of the European Union border agency Frontex, said in a re1

The logo of "Map of Intolerance" | Credit: ANSA/Map of Intolerance

Hate speech against certain groups in Italy growing

The "Map of Intolerance," a project by Vox-Italian Observatory on Rights, revealed an increase in hate speech on Twitter in Italy against migrants, Muslims, and Jews.

Migrants at the border between Bosnia and Croatia | Photo: EPA/FEHIM DEMIR

Bosnia: Over 9,000 migrants arrived so far this year

A total of 9,081 migrants have irregularly entered Bosnia since the start of the year, according to news agency FENA.