Spanish rescue workers brought 200 people aboard a wooden boat to El Hierro in the Canary Islands on November 16. The Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwestern coast, have become a key destination for migrants and refugees m1
Permanent migration to OECD countries hit a new record in 2023, with Italy seeing a boom in asylum requests, according to the latest International Migration Outlook released on November 14.
Europe's largest economy is on target to grant 200,000 visas for skilled job seekers by the end of the year, a 10% jump compared to last year, when immigration reforms were first rolled out.
The leader of the largest party in the Netherlands' governing coalition, Geert Wilders, has called for foreigners to be deported. But the opposition accused him of "pouring oil onto the fire".
Two bodies discovered in waters off the island of Lanzarote have been identified as a young man and a woman from Morocco. Their bodies are to be repatriated next week.