Greek police on the island of Rhodes announced on Monday that they arrested four suspected migrant smugglers. Another three people allegedly connected to their smuggling network were arrested in Athens.

At the end of last week, Spain and Morocco initiated a new phase of bilateral relations between the two countries. More economic cooperation, new flight routes and a warmer political climate are planned. In return, Spain reportedly1

A shipwreck off Libya on Monday has left at least 14 people missing, four people dead, and just two people rescued. Nearly 500 migrants and refugees have died attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean so far this year.

More than four million refugees have arrived in the EU since Russian troops invaded Ukraine; millions more could soon arrive. The costs of hosting them could surpass €40 billion this year, according to a recent estimate by a Brussel1