Greek police have arrested three Greek nationals and six foreigners in a migrant smuggling crackdown. The suspected smugglers had been bringing migrants from Turkey across the Evros River to Greece for months, charging thousands of1
Four people have been arrested and five others have been placed under investigation in Tuscany on charges of favoring illegal immigration by organizing fake marriages between Italians and non-EU citizens.
The first migrant-rescue vessel operated by the Italian medical NGO Emergency has been inaugurated in Genoa. The ship will set sail at the beginning of November.
Hundreds of people gathered in Paris on Thursday evening during protests organized by French far-right politician Eric Zemmour to denounce the murder of a twelve-year-old girl last week.
A sailboat carrying dozens of migrants has been towed to safety, the Greek coast guard said. Overnight, the vessel sent a distress signal after getting caught in rough waters off mainland Greece.