A hotspot for managing the administrative procedures for foreigners arriving by boat has been opened on the Italian island of Pantelleria, located in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

A video has surfaced showing a truck driver in the border town of Ventimiglia using a whip to lash out at a group of migrant women hiding in the back of his vehicle. The video has gone viral, sparking widespread indignation.

Asylum seekers housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge have begun a protest. They are calling on the new government to end what they describe as "lengthy delays" in the processing of their asylum claims.

Irish police arrested 19 people involved in protests against migrants in the Dublin area. During the protests, a police car was set alight and fireworks thrown. Police used pepper spray.