EU working on possible national migrant quotas
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.
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Italy's Calabria to get at least 1,000 more spots for migrants
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.
Group of migrants stuck along Polish-Belarusian border
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.
600 people rescued from overcrowded vessel off Sicily
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
'Millions of Syrian refugees cannot return to their country'
The difficulties of Syrian refugees are again at the center of attention due to the upcoming International Donors' Conference for Syria, planned for June 15 in Brussels.