The Life Support rescue vessel, run by the Emergency NGO, reached the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara with 55 migrants on board in the morning of April 19. They had been rescued off the Libyan coast four days earlier.
A French court has sentenced four Afghans to prison and given lesser penalties to five others for smuggling migrants across the Channel to Britain on dinghies in 2021.
Italy's regional governments are divided on migration issues and have asked for a meeting with the central government to seek common ground. They all meanwhile have unanimously denounced the fact that they weren't consulted on recen1
A sailing boat ran aground on the Greek coast while carrying 48 migrants, one of whom had died during the journey. Meanwhile, Cyprus has announced further measures to tackle the 'migration crisis.'
EU lawmakers voted in a number of proposals that shape parliament's migration position. It comes as the bloc is expected to overhaul its asylum strategy ahead of 2024 elections.