In the north German city of Bremen hundreds of asylum seekers living in a tent city were moved to alternative accommodation on Thursday after the water pipes froze and the heating broke down.
The number of migrants entering the EU irregularly has continued to rise, according to the border agency Frontex. The largest number -- around 140,000 -- traveled through the Western Balkans.
A teenager was among the four people who died when a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel on Wednesday, a regional official said. Of the 39 survivors, a dozen were unaccompanied children who have been taken into care in Kent1
Six migrant smuggling suspects have been arrested in northern Italy. One man is accused of running a smuggling ring that transferred migrants from Milan to Switzerland and Germany.
British PM Rishi Sunak has announced an agreement with Albania to fight irregular migration to the United Kingdom, pledging to expel 'thousands' of Albanians. Human rights organizations have criticized the deal.