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The Greek coast guard has ramped up its patrolling activities despite typically low migrant departures from neighboring Turkey during the winter months | Photo: Hellenic Coast Guard

Greek coast guard busy during migration uptick

The Greek coast guard has been moving from one rescue to the next over the course of the past month.

Photo of Home Office Minister James Cleverly meeting French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin in Paris on Tuesday | Source: X feed @JamesCleverly

UK: Government announces more measures to reduce migration

The British and French interior ministers pledged to continue working together to fight migration at a meeting on Tuesday (January 30). The two leaders mentioned plans to "better manage illegal as well as legal migration."

Displaced persons arriving in South Sudan being supported with transportation at the Renk Border. | Photo: IOM/KENNEDY OKOTH

IOM: More than 10 million displaced by conflicts in Sudan

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) called for an urgent international response to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan on January 26.

Emergency teams attending migrants upon their arrival at the port of La Estaca, on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain, January 27, 2024. | Photo: EPA/GELMERT FINOL

Spain resumes joint operations with Frontex

The 2024 agreement between the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex) and Spain was renewed at the last moment on Monday (January 29). Meanwhile, Spain registered a new record1

Barajas airport in Madrid, where hundreds of asylum seekers are stranded | Photo: Reuters

Hundreds of asylum seekers stranded at Madrid airport

The situation at Madrid's main airport is worsening as more asylum seekers arrive. Little has been done to improve conditions, despite calls from the UN and refugee groups.