Tunisian authorities confirmed on Monday that they had “intercepted or rescued” 657 migrants at sea over the weekend. The migrants in question had been trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean.

Police in Italy have confirmed that one person has died and at least 15 were injured after a lorry collided with two buses on the motorway outside Florence. The buses were carrying migrants who had recently arrived in Lampedusa.

Dozens of migrants were reportedly rounded up in the Libyan capital, Tripoli on Monday. Such raids have become more regular, as migrants stuck in Libya are increasingly being scapegoated for the country's problems.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has established that a hosting program for a migrant applying for international protection can't be revoked, even if he or she has been responsible of crimes and violent acts. Depriving an1