Italian authorities has seized the German migrant rescue ship Sea-Eye 4 for the third time. The action comes after the NGO accused Libya's coast guard of putting migrants' lives at risk during a rescue mission in the Mediterranean i1
The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity has alleged that Greek and EU authorities have 'normalized' abusive pushbacks of migrants arriving from Turkey. Nearly 30,000 migrants have arrived to Greece so far this year.
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.