Greece has announced a further extension of its border fence with Turkey, aimed at stopping migrants. The government also repeated a call for Europe to show "solidarity and a fair sharing of duties."
Applications for asylum in the European Union in 2022 almost doubled compared with the previous year. Every third applicant came from Syria.
Spanish police have broken up a network they say operated three illegal tobacco factories where Ukrainian refugees worked extremely long hours in poor conditions. To avoid getting caught, the refugees were not allowed to leave the f1
On a visit to Tunisia the Italian ministers for foreign affairs and the interior met with their counterparts to discuss stability in the Mediterranean region and stopping migration flows. The Italian delegation will travel to Egypt1
Switzerland recorded some 52,000 cases of unauthorized entry last year, almost three times as many as in 2021. Most of the migrants apprehended were reported to be of Afghan and Moroccan nationality.