At least 10 migrants are reported dead after a road accident in northern Greece on Wednesday. Eight migrants died at the scene of the crash and a further two died in hospital later, stated Greek police.
The prefecture of Imperia announced the closure of Campo Roja, the reception center managed by the Red Cross in Ventimiglia, at the Italian border with France.
The northeastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG), bordering with Slovenia, has asked the government to close minor crossings with the neighboring country to "avoid problems connected to immigration in addition to those related to healthcare."
A new generation of 'vloggers' are posting videos on YouTube in an effort to transform illegal immigration and trips motivated by hope for a better future into adventures.
Tunisian authorities intercepted various boats heading towards Europe on Tuesday, blocking hundreds of migrants from travelling towards Italy. However, Tunisians meanwhile continued to arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Three migrants hosted at former military barracks in the city of Udine, northeastern Italy, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The regional governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia wants the facility to be declared a 'red zone.'
Hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees passed through Idomeni in Greece in 2015. Then, a border wall was put up and the informal camp was forcibly evacuated. But now, the small village could become a hotspot again, with hundreds of migrants arriving each day in the hope of travelling to western Europe.
The association Caritas Intermelia in Ventimiglia denounced that French authorities are pushing back about 100 migrants daily to the Italian border.
Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese says that her government will try to improve its response to irregular migration from the Balkan route, following criticism from far-right leaders in the border region near Slovenia. She rejected claims that Slovenia does not collaborate sufficiently with Italy.
Amadou* had been working for two years in the southern Algerian city of Tamanrasset when policemen arrived to detain him and then send him back to the desert, in the direction of Niger. The thirty-year-old West African recounted his journey across the desert and his difficult return home.
On Tuesday, July 7, a Hungarian court sentenced four migrants to one year in jail each. The court judged they entered the country illegally by tearing down a fence at the border.
A delegation from the Italian interior ministry visited the Ventimiglia area in northwestern Italy near the French border to assess strategies to contain migrant flows in the area. The mayor of the border city called on the government to put an end to the reigning lawlessness of migration in the area.