The Greek government has expressed concern over an increase in migrant landings on the Aegean islands over the past few weeks. The minister responsible for migration wants the incoming European Commission to ensure "a fairer sharing of the burden."
In 2008, Ahmed was shot while working as a paramedic in Lebanon during an internal conflict between Shia and Sunni. He arrived in the UK three years ago after a second shooting made him fear for his life. He has been seeking asylum ever since. While his case is still pending, he can’t work and is destitute. Last September he started teaching Lebanese cooking classes with ‘Migrateful’ and the charity has become ‘like a family’ to him.
The latest migrant standoff in the Mediterranean has ended with 40 rescued at sea being transferred to Malta. The EU deal with Malta comes as another rescue ship with 123 migrants remains blocked from Italian waters.
The NGO Tunisien pour les Droits Economiques et Sociaux (FTDES) has lashed out at EU migration policies in the southern Mediterranean and especially in Tunisia, as well as the Schengen visa system, in its first report on migration.
The UN refugee agency UNHCR has urged European governments to restart migrant rescue operations and to alleviate the suffering of thousands of refugees and migrants caught in the conflict in Libya.
The UN refugee agency UNHCR has called for immediate action after two boats shipwrecked Thursday off Libya and 150 migrants are feared to have drowned. Search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean must be resumed and arbitrary detention stopped, the UN says.
Luxembourg foreign minister Jean Asselborn has said that the EU should consider bringing back ships for Operation Sophia, both for rescue purposes and to fight against trafficking.
French President Emmanuel Macron gave a positive spin to the partial approval of a plan to allocate migrants across the EU. Italy did not take part in the meeting held in Paris.
Save the Children called on the EU to "protect the rights of children who made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea", saying that major changes of EU rules are needed when it comes to migration.
Interior ministers from across the European Union have failed to agree on temporary measures to manage increased migration across the Mediterranean. Officials have told DW that the future of the bloc is at stake.
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR announced it will hold the first Global Forum on Refugees on December 17 and 18, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Germany's foreign minister says willing EU countries should redistribute migrants saved in the Mediterranean Sea. Some EU countries have vehemently opposed any form of redistribution in recent years.