New migrant landings recorded on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa have once again put under severe strain the local hotspot, which is currently hosting nearly 1,600 migrants. The facility of first hosting was designed to accommodate1
The death toll from a shipwreck in the Aegean last week has risen to 26, Greek authorities say. Three more bodies were discovered off the port of Karystos on Saturday.
British police have said last week's arson attack on a migrant processing center in Dover was motivated by "extreme right-wing" ideology. The 66-year-old suspected assailant was later found dead.
Italy granted rescue ship Humanity 1 access to a port in Sicily, but dozens of male migrants were barred from disembarkation. Only minors and those in need of medical care were allowed to enter.
The German government has confirmed that its current approach to church asylum will continue as it is. Since a changeover in leadership last year, there were hopes that the practice of church asylum would become more liberalized.