Czechia reintroduces border checks with Slovakia
The Czech government is temporarily reintroducing border checks with Slovakia in order to prevent irregular migrants from entering the country.
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38 migrants rescued off Bulgarian coast in Black Sea
Bulgaria's coast guard has reportedly rescued 38 migrants trying to reach Romania from the Black Sea. According to the interior ministry, this is the first such incident recorded in the region since 2014.
At least 77 die in shipwreck off Syrian coast
At least 77 migrants likely have drowned in the incident while 20 others were rescued after their boat sank off Syria's coast, having departed from neighbouring Lebanon. The death toll of what is the deadliest shipwreck from Lebanon in recent years is expected to still rise.
Channel crossings exceed 30,000 as hundreds of migrants reach UK shores
More than 30,000 migrants have reportedly crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year, more than in all of last year. On Wednesday, 667 migrants arrived in the UK on 15 boats. On the French side, where rescues at sea continue almost every day, police busted a Channel people-smuggling ring.
23 migrants left on German-Czech border by smugglers
German police have discovered 23 refugees from Syria in a forest near the Czech border. They were reportedly abandoned there by smugglers.
142 migrants detained in North Macedonia near Greek border
North Macedonian authorities have reportedly detained a group of 142 migrants after they entered the country irregularly from Greece. The number of migrants trying to reach the EU via the Balkan route has been on the rise lately.
Five arrested for smuggling migrants in Europe via private jet
Five alleged smugglers have been arrested in Rome and Brussels for their role in bringing migrants from Turkey to Europe on private jets. Two others are reported to still be on the run.
Channel migration: 'France and UK should strike a deal instead of resorting to police surveillance'
More migrants crossed the Channel to the UK from France between January and mid-September than in the whole of 2021. What accounts for these record numbers? Infomigrants speaks to Olivier Cahn, a researcher specialized in penal law and author of a thesis on Franco-English police cooperation in the Channel zone.
Tunisia: Economic crisis drives dangerous migrant journeys to Europe
More than 21,000 Tunisians – mostly men and boys – have tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year. At least 8,000 of them were turned back or died at sea.
Sub-Saharan migrant killed by Moroccan police
A young woman was reportedly shot dead by Moroccan police as she was about to board a migrant boat headed for the Canary Islands.
Migrant arrivals in EU up 75% in 8 months, Frontex
In the first eight months of 2022, the European border agency Frontex has recorded nearly 188,200 irregular entries at the external borders of the European Union, the highest number of arrivals registered since 2016.
Cyprus: Rising migrant numbers cause concern
The head of the European Parliament has expressed concern at the growing number of migrants arriving in Cyprus. Irregular migrants make up more than 5% of the Cypriot population – a record in the EU.