Amnesty International has accused Italy and the EU of being "complicit" with Libya by strengthening the North African country's coast guard. The organization said the reason was to prevent migrants from leaving and to intercept migr1
Completely opening up the EU market to African goods would help reduce migration, German Development Minister Gerd Müller has said. In particular, he wants barriers to agricultural trade taken down.
Berlin and Madrid have reached a bilateral agreement to send migrants back to Spain in case they have filed for asylum in Spain prior to arriving in Germany. The deal would take effect on August 11, the German Interior Ministry said1
A total of 430,000 farm workers are exposed to exploitation by gang masters, according to a recent report published by the observatory Rizzotto. In addition, 132,000 of them are socially vulnerable. Up to 39 percent of farm workers1
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that 850 people died in June and July as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. Spain is recording the highest number of landings, the UN agency said1