Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and her Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis have decided to form an alliance of Mediterranean countries in the EU for migration policies. One focus will be cooperation with African countries o1
The UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has warned in its latest report of growing levels of hate speech against immigrants and minorities in Italy, including in the political sphere and in sports.
France has flown five Afghan women who had been "threatened by the Taliban" to Paris, where they are due to arrive this Monday.
Members of two German political parties have called for the resumption of deportations of convicted criminals to Afghanistan. The development follows a recent debate about designated "safe countries of origin."
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of piracy after an engine and money were stolen from a boat taking migrants to Italy. The practice of robbing boats carrying sub-Saharan Africans in the Mediterranean is becoming more common.