A baby reportedly drowned on Thursday evening as a migrant boat traveling across the English Channel from the French coast towards the UK capsized. Several dozen migrants meanwhile survived the ordeal, and were brought back to Franc1
The NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans announced its appeal against the administrative detention that was imposed on its ship, Mare Jonio, in Porto Empedocle, Sicily, following the disembarkation of 58 migrants.
Four migrants, of the 16 who arrived in Albania on October 16, have already been sent back to Italy. Two of them because they claim to be minors and another two due to health problems.
EU leaders are looking at ways to strengthen the bloc's external borders. The meeting comes after the far-right made gains in the European Parliament and also in various elections in Germany and Austria.
Deportation guidelines focused on speeding up expulsions of failed asylum seekers and outsourcing asylum procedures to third countries are expected to dominate discussions as European Union (EU) leaders convene in Brussels today. Sp1