Austria has still not found a solution to a lack of accommodation for thousands of asylum seekers, after negotiations between the federal and state governments on Wednesday failed to reach an agreement.
The Ocean Viking rescue ship will be allowed to land in Toulon, southern France. This was announced by the French interior ministry on Thursday morning. Tensions between France and Italy had grown after the NGO rescue vessel with 231
The new Italian Union of Stateless People has been founded in Italy by four youths with first-hand experience. The organization is supported by PartecipAzione, a program promoted by the UN refugee agency UNHCR and humanitarian organ1
The EU's asylum agency said a rise in monthly figures of people seeking refuge in Europe has "accelerated," putting further pressure on host countries.
Five boats carrying 72 migrants independently reached Mallorca and neighboring islands on Wednesday. The arrival of migrant boats on Spain's Balearic Islands is rare, but numbers have increased in recent years.