Over half of irregular migrants who arrived in Malta in 2022 reportedly came from Asian countries. Maltese Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said they originated from places where "no war was taking place".
Sea rescue NGOs and Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi have clashed after the arrival in the port of Ancona of the migrant-rescue vessel Ocean Viking with 37 migrants on board.
The Italian region of Emilia-Romagna is getting ready to welcome and offer shelter to the 113 migrants on board the Ocean Viking NGO ship - after a gruelling four-day journey up the Adriatic Sea, imposed by Italian authorities.
Italy plans to launch a compulsory code of conduct for NGOs involved in rescues of migrants in the Mediterranean. Humanitarian groups warn that it will stop them from saving lives at sea.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has announces that his government plans to soon issue its first decree on migration. One possible change: They want to tie the number of migrants allowed to work in Italy to their home countries willingness to halt irregular migration.
Italy has welcomed more than 300 migrants via humanitarian corridors over the past two weeks. The new right-wing government has said it says 'yes' to the corridors and 'no' to traffickers and "illegal immigration".