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 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.
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.
A record number of people managed to cross the English Channel in small boats on Saturday, despite measures introduced by France to prevent departures from its coast.
Police in Cyprus have made further arrests after a second weekend of racist violence. Mobs in the city of Limassol attacked foreigners and vandalized stores and businesses.