Controls at the French border on the northern Channel coast through the deployment of police, drones, thermal cameras, and Frontex planes – have pushed smugglers to launch their boats dozens of kilometers further south such as in N1
Deportations as a way to manage irregular migration are a key priority for the European Union. Magnus Brunner, the European Union's top migration official, said this week he was determined to "deliver" on the "topic of returns."
Data released by Frontex regarding the so-called Balkan route, the route migrants use via the Balkans towards Western Europe, only shows part of the reality, thinks the Italian organization Italian Consortium of Solidarity (ICS).
This week, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama cemented the friendly relations between Italy and Albania, which extends to having built Italian migrant centers on Albanian soil, with a birthday gift for his Italian counterpart Giorgia1
French maritime authorities have rescued 99 migrants in the English Channel. The news comes on the heels of last week’s death of a Syrian migrant who was trying to reach the UK from France.