Sweden, no migration pact completed during our EU presidency
Sweden's ambassador to the EU told the Financial Times that there will not be any pact on migration during the six-month Swedish presidency of the EU Council.
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Greek coast guard detains suspected migrant smugglers after wild chase
The Greek coast guard says it has arrested four suspected human smugglers after a chase off the Aegean island of Kos. The suspects reportedly brought more than 40 migrants from Turkey to Greece with two speedboats Tuesday evening.
IOM: Migrants repatriated to Libya decreased by 24% in 2022
The number of migrants who were intercepted at sea and brought back to Libya by Libyan authorities last year is equal to 24,684 persons, a 24% decrease compared to 2021 when they were 32,425.
Irregular migration to Spain dropped in 2022, bucking EU trend
The number of migrants arriving in Spain irregularly decreased in 2022, Spanish government figures show. While sea arrivals dropped overall and in particular on the Atlantic route to the Canaries, the Melilla and Ceuta enclaves saw1
Germany: Federal police thwarts smuggling of Syrians
German federal police have uncovered the smuggling of ten Syrians in the eastern state of Saxony near the Polish border. In a similar case on December 26, federal police in the southern state of Bavaria thwarted a smuggling attempt1