Greece arrests five over Lesbos migrant camp blaze

Greek police have arrested five migrants over the fire on Lesbos which destroyed an overcrowded migrant camp last week, a Greek minister says.

Italian Deputy PM Demands EU Border Protection 'Before Taking a Single Migrant'

Ahead of the gathering of EU interior ministers, Italy’s Matteo Salvini is bargaining with his German counterpart, Horst Seehofer over the idea of returning migrants to the country where they were registered. After debates in Germany which threatened the coalition, Seehofer is trying to push his proposal at the European level.

German coalition drops plan for migrant holding centres

Germany's ruling coalition has agreed on a faster procedure for screening migrants at the border, dropping the idea of creating new holding centres.

German deal to handle migrants faces potential veto

Although German Chancellor Angela Merkel's last-minute compromise to screen migrants trying to enter Germany has not yet received necessary approval.

Austria to 'protect' borders after German migrant deal

Austria's government has warned it could "take measures to protect" its borders after Germany planned restrictions on the entry of migrants as part of a deal to avert a political crisis in Berlin.

Four Arab Nations Refuse to Host EU Reception Centers for Refugees

Egypt rejected the idea, agreed during a recent EU summit, to ease tensions over migration in the bloc, but praised the German Chancellor’s intentions to improve the situation in the refugees’ homelands, while Albania, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria have also spoken against disembarkation facilities for refugees on their territories.

EU leaders agree deal on migration at Brussels summit

EU leaders have struck a deal on migration after all-night talks, the bloc's president Donald Tusk said, after Italy had blocked an agreement until it got more help on the issue.

Morocco rejects any EU moves for it to host migrants

 Morocco's foreign minister on Thursday rejected any moves by the European Union to outsource reception centres for migrants beyond the bloc's borders to his country.

Albania Refuses to Host EU Migrant Reception Centers - Prime Minister

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Wednesday rejected the possibility of hosting reception centers for migrants, who want to enter the European Union.

US judge bars separation of immigrants from children, orders families reunited

A US federal judge has ruled that US immigration agents could no longer separate immigrant parents and children caught crossing the border from Mexico illegally, and must reunite those families that had been split up in custody.

Malta to take in migrant rescue ship – Italy’s PM

Malta will let the rescue ship Lifeline dock after Italy refused it entry, Italy’s prime minister said on Tuesday.

Macron backs sanctions on EU states that refuse migrants

French President Emmanuel Macron came out Saturday in support of financial sanctions against EU countries which refuse to accept migrants.

Italy has no right to ask Malta to accept the stranded migrant rescue ship Lifeline : PM

Italy has no right to ask Malta to accept the stranded migrant rescue ship Lifeline, according to Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.

Libya, Italy discuss illegal immigration issues

Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj on Friday held a phone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte over illegal immigration and its security and economic effects.

Italy to seize migrant ships 'illegally' flying Dutch flag

Italy will seize two migrant rescue ships, one carrying more than 200 people in the Mediterranean, citing its illegal flying of the Dutch flag.

France to take in some migrants from Aquarius ship

Spain has said it has accepted an offer from France to take in some migrants and refugees from the Aquarius rescue ship, currently en route to Spain with more than 600 people on board.

Près de 90% des Allemands veulent accélérer les expulsions des demandeurs d'asile déboutés

Près de 90% des Allemands veulent une accélération des expulsions d'étrangers en situation irrégulière, selon un sondage publié vendredi en pleine fronde gouvernementale sur la politique migratoire de la droite conservatrice contre la chancelière Angela Merkel.

Germany Sees Migration-Related Spending of 78 Billion Euros through 2022: Report

Germany expects to spend around 78 billion euros on migration-related issues through 2022, including 31 billion euros to combat the root causes driving people to leave their homes and head to Europe, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday.

Thousands of African migrants protest Israeli deportations

Thousands of African asylum seekers gathered at the Rwandan Embassy in Israel on Wednesday to protest the country's plan to deport the migrants or lock them up.

Italie : Matteo Salvini s'engage à expulser 500 000 migrants clandestins s'il accède au pouvoir

Les élections générales se tiendront début mars en Italie : le secrétaire fédéral de la Ligue du Nord Matteo Salvini assure que, s'il est élu, il mettra un terme au «désordre» semé par les migrants et en expulsera un demi-million en cinq ans.