Two civil search and rescue ships – Humanity 1 and Ocean Viking – found migrants drifting in the Mediterranean. They rescued 83 people, including at least three children.

A report by the NGO No Name Kitchen accused Croatian police of incinerating migrants' belongings – including clothing, mobile phones, and passports – and pushing asylum seekers back at the border.

European interior ministers have discussed the possibility of introducing deportation hubs, or "return centers" at a meeting in Luxembourg. The bloc is keen to increase its deportation rate in line with tougher migration policies.

New official figures show that more than half a million people in Germany were receiving benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act at the end of 2023 – eight percent more than the previous year.