The Greek coast guard rescued at least 79 migrants near the island of Gavdos on Friday and Saturday. Meanwhile, the Turkish coast guard claimed it had rescued at least 21 migrants they say were pushed back by the Greeks.
Video footage posted by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) allegedly shows armed men putting some of the women and children from an overcrowded migrant boat off Libya onto a speedboat and speeding away.
Over 20 associations involved in defending human rights and those of migrants have sent a letter to the Italian government calling for "transparency" on the implementation of the European Pact for Migration and Asylum.
An observatory on foreigners under Italy's National Institute for Social Security (INPS) released data on November 28, highlighting that over 87 percent of foreign nationals in the country are employed.
The large number of migrants crossing the Channel to the UK constantly makes headline news. But the latest Home Office data reveal that the number of boat arrivals remains small compared with other foreign visitors.