Poland vows legal battle on migrant quotas

The European Commission has said that the EU and Italy merely want to “better organise” migrant rescues in the Central Mediterranean.

The Greek government is set to take over running services provided by EU-funded NGOs for stranded migrants and asylum seekers in August. The lack of clarity and state plans for the transition is raising alarm.

Italian authorities will release a code of conduct for NGOs, which prevents them, among other things, from entering Libyan territorial waters. A draft copy of the code says NGOs will be banned from Italian ports on failure to comply.

The number of people shuffled onto rubber dinghies from the Libyan coast has doubled in the past two years, rendering the journey even more dangerous.

An inquiry by the House of Lords has found that the EU's naval operation, Sophia, has led to more people drowning at sea given the mission's mandate to seize and destroy smuggler boats.

While many say they seek a solution to the refugee crisis, the answer might be – quite literally – right in front of your face: digital technology.

With the code of conduct Italian authorities are trying to impose on NGOs that rescue migrants in the Mediterranean, people would be forced to endure additional days at sea while states tussle over which port to send them too.

EU states are running out of time to comply with migrant relocation quotas on Italy and Greece, the Commission has said.

EU countries have declined to help Italy by opening their ports to migrants, but aim to expel more people and impose “rules” on NGO rescues.

More deaths due to unsafe rubber dinghies after EU naval operation destroyed wooden boats, Amnesty International has said.

A few million euros more and orderly resettlements from Africa could help Italy to cope with migrant arrivals, the EU Commission has said.

The Austrian military is preparing to stop migrants coming from Italy amid sharpening rhetoric ahead of elections.