The opening of Italy's "offshore" centers for migrants in Albania has been delayed. In the meantime, a decree by the Italian government has pronounced Bangladesh and Egypt 'safe countries' for repatriations.
An emergency evacuation from Libya brought 119 refugees to Italy on May 9.
NGO planes are forbidden from departing from five Italian airports near migrant routes on the Mediterranean, officials said this week. Here's more background on the decision.
Europeans — especially Germans — are increasingly keen on curbing immigration and are less focused on climate change, according to a study by a Danish-based think tank.
Italy has announced that planes used by charities to track migrant boats in difficulty in the central Mediterranean will no longer be able to fly from airports on the islands of Sicily, Pantelleria and Lampedusa.