German federal states asked Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government to provide information on whether asylum requests can be carried out by "transit countries or third parties", like Italy's Albania plan, by June 20.
The tightening of policies on asylum in Germany may not help to reduce irregular migration. A survey conducted in Senegal found that the proposed cash card and other changes did not influence people’s decision whether to leave for E1
The Italian coast guard airlifted four migrants in critical condition from a rescue ship in the Mediterranean seven hours after a 17-year-old boy died on board the vessel.
A humanitarian flight landed in Rome on March 5 carrying 97 refugees evacuated from Libyan detention centers, where they suffered abuse and torture.
Rome and Tunis have pledged to work together to bring thousands of Tunisian laborers to Italy.