Spain asks Frontex to patrol African waters to curb migration
Spain has asked EU border agency Frontex to seek permission from West African nations to patrol their seas. It hopes this will stop migrants from reaching the Canary Islands.
Spain has asked EU border agency Frontex to seek permission from West African nations to patrol their seas. It hopes this will stop migrants from reaching the Canary Islands.
37 Syrians arrived in Rome on a flight chartered by the Italian government to bring people to safety from Lebanon. The evacuation was part of the Humanitarian Corridors program.
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.