Amid a row between Italy and France over migration policy, the French authorities have begun using drones at the border with Italy to track migrant numbers. Italy says France's interpretation of the figures is false.
Greek police say 39 migrants have been rescued from an islet in the Evros river bordering Turkey. Rights groups say the migrants had been calling for help for more than two days before authorities responded.
The European Commission has announced two pilot projects with Romania and Bulgaria aimed at stopping irregular migration at the EU's external borders.
Ursula von der Leyen has called on EU member states and partner nations to strengthen solidarity and coordination in their fight against irregular migration. She also urged countries to increase the number of repatriations of irregular migrants, and to step up their border management capabilities – particularly at the Turkish-Bulgarian border.
The organization Human Rights Watch accuses the EU's border agency Frontex of being complicit in abuse in Libya. It says the use of aerial surveillance enabled the Libyan coast guard to return migrants to that country.
A recent incident involving asylum-seekers on the Greek-Turkish border raises questions about how Greek authorities use EU-funded surveillance technology for search and rescue missions, a DW investigation has found.
A privacy group has filed complaints with UK regulators following claims by asylum seekers forced to wear GPS ankle tags that they are being "treated like animals."
A joint report from Human Rights Watch and Border Forensics says Frontex and the EU's use of drones is posing a "threat to migrants and refugees."
The Republic of Cyprus has announced plans to install an electronic surveillance system. The goal: to reduce the numbers of migrants crossing the border from the Turkish-controlled north into the southern Republic of Cyprus, which is part of the EU.
On Wednesday, the German foreign ministry announced it would be extending its participation in the EU monitoring mission Irini in the Mediterranean, but it would no longer commit to training the Libyan coast guard, due to concerns about their treatment of migrants. The trainings are part of the Irini mandate.
Dozens of new surveillance cameras are to be installed along the coast of northern France. The aim is to prevent migrant smuggling across the English Channel.
Lithuania plans to install surveillance cameras along the entire length of its border with Belarus, the prime minister said on Friday. The announcement came only a few days after Poland began building a permanent wall to prevent migrants and refugees from entering the EU.