Dozens of migrants remain missing after their boat sank off the Greek island of Karpathos. Meanwhile in northern Greece, reports are mounting of migrants being shoved back and forth between Greek and Turkish authorities.
Como Mayor Alessandro Rapinese has sparked a storm after saying Italy's irregular migrants should be sent to Barbagia, an impenetrable mountainous inland area of Sardinia.
Around 300 Afghans who worked for Spain, and their families, arrived in Madrid from Pakistan on Wednesday, a year after the Taliban's return to power in Kabul.
Plans to house up to 1,500 asylum seekers at a former RAF base in the north of England has been axed in another immigration policy u-turn by Conservative ministers.
Latvia has extended a state of emergency along its border with Belarus. The move will allow border guards to continue sending back migrants who cross into the Baltic state.