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Migrant Boat Sinks Off Gavdos: 51 Rescued, 25 Missing and One Dead

Strong winds are limiting search efforts while survivors are due to be taken to Crete for processing under Greece’s tightened sea-arrival rules.

Violent Breakout at Sintiki Camp Prompts Greek Transfers to Aegean Islands

EU Negotiators Strike Compromise to Allow Offshore Return Hubs and Tougher Return Rules

EU Agrees Returns Regulation Allowing Deportation Centres in Third Countries

Packed Cayuco Reaches Tenerife During Canary Islands Sea Rescues

EU Court Adviser Backs Italy–Albania Migrant Centers If Rights Are Ensured

At Least 70 Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes in Central Mediterranean

At Least 40 Dead in Separate Migrant Sea Disasters off Lampedusa, Bodrum and Northern France

EU Lawmakers Back Offshore 'Return Hubs' and Tougher Deportations

22 Migrants Reported Dead After Six Days Adrift as 26 Are Rescued Off Crete

Search Underway After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Crete

Spain Reports 42.6% Drop in Irregular Arrivals in 2025 as Canary Route Plummets

Greece Rescues About 545 People From Fishing Boat Off Gavdos

Greece Finds 17 Dead on Migrant Boat Off Crete as Survivors Report 15 Missing

Spain Rescues 552 Migrants Off Tenerife and El Hierro in Under a Day

EU Launches Biometric Entry/Exit System, Starting With Pilots in Italy

Italian Prosecutors Probe Libyan Patrol Boat’s Gunfire on Ocean Viking in International Waters

At Least 27 Migrants Dead After Two Boats Sink Off Lampedusa

At Least 20 Dead After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Lampedusa

Italy Grounds Sea-Watch’s Seabird 1 for 20 Days in First Enforcement of Search-and-Rescue Law