Greece's ESTIA accommodation program for refugees and asylum seekers has been officially shut down by the Greek government after seven years in a landmark moment for the country's migration policies.

The Greek border authorities have arrested a total of around 1,300 suspected human smugglers last year along the Evros river bordering Turkey, a Greek minister said. He also claimed that more than a quarter million irregular crossin1

The Ocean Viking private rescue vessel, run by the aid organization SOS Mediterranee, has rescued 37 migrants in distress off the coast of Libya on Saturday. Later that same day, the team on board the Geo Barents vessel, run by MSF,1

Five migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have reportedly drowned and five more have gone missing after their boat sank off Tunisia over the weekend. The number of migrants attempting the dangerous crossing from North Africa to Italy ha1