The Italian right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party has said that migrant detainees, about 30% of the prison population in Italy, should serve a sentence in their country of origin to avoid overcrowding in Italian prisons.

Italian authorities have reported five migrants to prosecutors and to pensions and social security agency INPS for allegedly claiming the 'citizenship wage' minimum-income benefit illicitly.

Austrian police say they have uncovered an illegal operation that has been smuggling migrants in a box hidden under a truck from Romania. Eight migrants found on Wednesday were suffering from hypothermia and some had passed out.

A group of NGOs, academics and citizens has called on the Polish government and the EU to stop building the wall along its border with Belarus. They fear that the barrier will destroy the area’s ecosystem and endanger animals.