The five border guards were arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes and breach of duty. Amidst tighter sea patrols, more migrants are attempting to cross the River Evros, Greece’s natural border with Turkey.
The EU's new Migration and Asylum Pact will once again be the focus of an internal affairs council meeting, slated for June 8. The meeting will deal with several issues.
At least a thousand more spots for migrants will be available in Italy's southern Calabria region by the end of June, announced special commissioner for the migrant emergency, Valerio Valenti.
Several migrants are reportedly stuck on Poland's border with Belarus, according to Polish authorities. Migrants' rights advocates say that security forces are illegally stopping them from executing their right of seeking asylum.
The Geo Barents vessel, operated by the NGO Doctors without Borders (MSF), rescued some 600 migrants from an overcrowded boat in distress off the island of Sicily on Saturday. Meanwhile other humanitarian groups also rescued more th1