Albania's top court has temporarily blocked ratification of the Albanian-Italian agreement to build reception centers to accommodate migrants while their asylum requests are being assessed in Italy. The court ordered a public hearin1
Entrance requests for foreign workers to come to Italy exceeded 82,550 in the first day possible to file applications, December 12, according to the Italian farmers association Coldiretti.
The Italian authorities have seized assets worth €12 million from a Sicilian businessman who had been living in Italy's northern region of Emilia Romagna. The seizure was part of efforts to crack down on undocumented migration and u1
Tunisia has intercepted some 70,000 migrants since January, according to officials, up 124% from the same period last year.
Nearly 50 of the people on board were minors, 27 of whom were unaccompanied.