Canary Islands overwhelmed by increase in arrivals
The government of the Spanish archipelago said that about 2,692 people arrived in August alone – more than double the number in the same month last year.
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Number of requests for asylum in Europe rises 28 percent in first half of 2023
The number of migrants lodging asylum applications in the EU has jumped 28 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, official figures released Tuesday showed.
Fourteen migrants and the body of a man found on remote Greek island
A group of migrants, one of whom had died, were found on a tiny uninhabited island in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday. Activists had warned the Greek coast guard the previous evening that they needed urgent assistance.
Italy's regions urge answers as migrant arrivals surge in 2023
Italy's regional governments are urging Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi to take action in response to a nearly 40,000 increase in migrant arrivals in the country in 2023 compared to the previous year.
12,000 unaccompanied migrant minors in Italy in 2023, more funds
Italy's interior minister, Matteo Piantedosi, met with a UNICEF delegation on September 1 to address the arrival of more than 12,000 unaccompanied foreign minors in the country this year.