Greece's opposition party Syriza has called for the improvement of medical services and living conditions at migrant camps in the country in the wake of the death of a 24-year-old at a hosting facility in Corinth on the mainland.
The Nordic states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have agreed to cooperate more closely on the deportation of migrants who have entered the country irregularly.
New legislation would allow successful asylum-seekers in Germany quicker access to the job market, while mandating stiffer punishment for people smugglers. Germany's government has been under pressure on migration.
Police in Pakistan have begun to round up undocumented Afghans living in the country, promising to repatriate by force those who do not voluntarily return.
Greece looks set to close the HELIOS integration program, just as the EU has pledged more than 40 million euros towards programs to protect unaccompanied migrant children and to boost electronic surveillance at the bloc's external b1