Cyprus has announced plans that it would be joining a group of European Union countries that are in favor of setting up safe areas in Syria to allow the repatriation of refugees who have fled the war in their country.
Ravenna has been designated as a disembarkation port for the NGO ship Sea-Eye 4 with 52 migrants on board rescued in Maltese waters. Arrival at the Romagna port is expected on Saturday, May 25.
The monument boat dedicated to migrants, inaugurated on April 13 in Crotone, was set on fire by unknown perpetrators at dawn on May 20, sparking condemnation.
New accusations have emerged that Russian authorities are 'recruiting' migrants and sending them to the EU. The claims by Poland – an EU border state – were also made in German media reports.
Austria has announced that it will campaign for a change in direction for asylum cases across the European Union. As leaders across the bloc appear increasingly to fail to see eye-to-eye on immigration issues, Austrian Chancellor Ka1