While on the Italian island of Lampedusa record numbers of migrants have arrived, France and Germany are strengthening their borders. Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has lashed out at the EU for leaving Italy to shoulde1

A Memorandum of Understanding signed with Tunisia in July was the source of heated argument on Tuesday in the European Parliament. Only the EPP was in favor of the pact, which is aimed at stopping migrants from coming to the EU.

The voluntary agreement aimed to ease the burden on the southern EU border country. Germany's interior ministry has now paused it due to "high migratory pressure."

German police have intercepted 320 migrants trying to cross the border from Poland. Some EU states say extended controls and randomized checks at their land borders are needed, as migration becomes increasingly politicized within th1