Greece is set to table new, important legislation to make life easier for migrants living in the country legally. The Minister of Migration and Asylum promised that 2024 will be the "year of legal migration."
Greek authorities have been busy recently. Last weekend, the Greek coast guard said it had rescued 84 migrants at sea and arrested four individuals on charges of trafficking.
A cooperative in north-eastern Italy has been seized. And a 48-year old man is under investigation, on charges of the exploitation of migrants, extortion and unlawful worker recruitment, or being part of the gangmaster system.
French authorities on Sunday announced a controversial plan to amend the constitution to revoke birthplace citizenship on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which has been struggling with social unrest and a crippling migrat1
At least 17 Tunisian nationals have been missing at sea since their boat left Bizerte in Tunisia on February 5. A rights group says the number of migrant deaths and disappearances off Tunisia has reached an all-time high.