Irregular entries into the European Union dropped by 21 percent in the first eight months of 2025, according to preliminary figures released by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
Pope Leo XIV thanked Lampedusa for welcoming migrants in a video released on September 12.
The world's most vulnerable communities are bearing the brunt of internal displacement, with their situation worsening over time, according to a new report from the International Organization for Migration's (IOM), Global Data Insti1
Over the weekend, hundreds of migrants continued to reach the southern Greek island of Crete, according to media reports. The Greek coast guard had to assist around 800 migrants who managed to reach the nearby small island of Gavdos1
The Italian Premier, Giorgia Meloni has declared that "the steep decrease in the number of migrant arrivals and the significant reduction of the deaths and missing at sea" are encouraging signs that her policies are working.