About 1,000 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa over the weekend after embarking on dangerous journeys crossing the Mediterranean Sea by boat. Another 700 were saved by NGOs operating at sea. Meanwhile, several death1
The Greek government's plans to build a camp for migrants on the island of Lesbos was put on hold by the Supreme Administrative Court for legal reasons, due to the lack of a full environmental study.
Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) is making migration from the Middle East and Africa a key part of its electoral campaign ahead of a parliamentary vote in October.
Paris prosecutors on Sunday took over the investigation into the deaths of at least six migrants whose boat sank trying to cross the Channel between France and England, as police hunted the traffickers responsible.
Poland says it's planning to move up to 10,000 additional soldiers to the border with Belarus amid mounting tensions in the region. The announcement comes after Polish politicians in late July had said they may close Belarus' border1