Two migrants died while they were trying to reach the Canary Islands on a boat with 71 people on board, all of sub-Saharan origin, that reached the island of Tenerife on Wednesday. It was the first migrant boat to reach the archipel1

The new year in Tunisia began with a tragic reminder of the migration crisis. On January 2, two boats carrying 110 migrants sank off the coast of Kerkennah. Twenty-seven bodies were recovered, and 83 passengers were rescued.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced that the EU might be ready to pitch a proposal on the creation of so-called 'return hubs' for irregular migrants outside the bloc within two months.

With a general election in February, it didn't take long for politicians to try and exploit the attack on Magdeburg's Christmas market. Domestic security will likely become a key election campaign issue.