EU boosts aid for Bosnia's migration influx
The European Union promised 10 million euros in aid to Bosnia. The funds are earmarked to build new reception centers and support the more than 7,000 migrants currently based in the Balkan state.
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Repatriations from Italy drop slightly
Migrant landings in Italy have plunged by almost 80%, but the number of repatriations has also gone down slightly, according to data released by the interior ministry on August 15. Migrant repatriations from the country have decreased by 0.7%. and the number of assisted repatriations has more than halved, the ministry said.
Turkey intercepts hundreds of migrants on way to Lesbos
The Turkish coastguard has intercepted hundreds of migrants on the way to Greece in seven overnight operations on Saturday. 330 people were detained by security forces, state news agency Anadolu reported.
4,040 migrants have landed in Italy in 2019, down 78%
The Italian interior ministry has reported that 4,040 migrants have landed on Italy's coasts since the start of the year, as of August 7. That's a 78.61% decrease compared to the same period last year.
Refugee, migrant numbers rising in Greece this year
The refugee crisis in Greece continues as EU border agency Frontex announced that the flow of people into some parts of the country has increased by a quarter compared to last year.
Cyprus asks for EU help as migrant numbers soar
Cyprus has submitted a request for EU member states to take over 5,000 migrants and refugees, as the number of people seeking asylum and protection is quickly rising in the island nation. It has also criticized Turkey in particular for not taking appropriate action.
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48 migrants land on Lampedusa after 'deadly' trip
A boat with 48 migrants onboard has reached Lampedusa without aid. According to witness reports, the migrants traveled for two days after leaving Libya and several people, including a five-month old baby boy, died at sea.
Outcry over migrants bathing in Trieste port
There has been a public outcry in Trieste, in Italy's northeastern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, after migrants were photographed bathing and washing their clothes at a pier in the center of the city. The city mayor called it ''endless degradation''.
On Lampedusa, a warm welcome with a smile
Being hugged, wrapped in a blanket and offered a cup of tea: This is how migrants who are rescued at sea in Italian waters are received on the Italian island of Lampedusa. It is not the authorities who organize this warm welcome, but a civil society group. Irene Caselli visited the Forum Lampedusa Solidale in June.
Hundreds of migrants in northeast Italy to be relocated to other regions
The relocation was decided on account of the "constant flow" of migrants coming into northeast Italy from Slovenia. It will, however, apparently be implemented as part of "a gradual process," according to authorities.
Frontex operation along Albania-Greece border deemed a success
Germany’s government says the EU’s Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, has helped Albania prevent cross-border crime, among other things. The operation with 66 border guards from 12 member states was launched two months ago. It's the first time that Frontex exercises its powers in a non-EU member state.
Over 1,000 migrants from Tunisia in 6 months in Spain, Italy
More than one thousand migrants from Tunisia arrived in Spain and Italy in the first half of this year. That's according to a report by the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) on irregular immigration.