Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has told a group of Mediterranean countries known as Med 5 that managing migration will benefit the whole of Europe and not just the 'frontline states'.
French authorities say at least five people lost their lives as they tried to cross the English Channel on Monday night. A 7-year-old girl was among those who died.
An agreement between Italy and Albania to have asylum claims processed outside the EU will cost an estimated 653 million euros over five years, the Italian research institute Openpolis has found.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the government has already chartered commercial jets that would be ready within months. The plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda had previously faced legal hurdles.
Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides told a German media group on Sunday that his country wants to help broker talks between the EU and Lebanon planned for May 2. The aim is to offer Lebanon a financial package and help create st1