Croatia's president labels immigration as nation's top challenge
Croatia's president Zoran Milanovic emphasized the importance of continuous monitoring to ensure that immigrants integrate.
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The Iranian men who walked for days to reach Germany
Omid and Milad undertook the mammoth journey on foot as well as boat, plane and bus in the wake of the 2022 mass protests.
EU agency finds 'widespread rights violations' at borders
A new report has found that European governments are doing little to investigate claims of abuse by border forces. Fear and intimidation also prevent migrants from reporting mistreatment.
Italy 'would like to reopen eastern border in 2025' -- interior minister
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said he would like to reopen Italy’s eastern border during a meeting with his Slovenian and Croatian counterparts on June 18 in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
The EU countries accused of pushing back migrants
The Greek coastguard is the latest European border agency accused of forcibly returning migrants. Here's an overview of the EU countries facing such claims.
Italy praises border checks with Slovenia to curb migration rate
Since 21 October, when border checks were reinstated along the Italian-Slovenian border, Italian police forces have checked some 270,000 people and 150,000 vehicles on their entering the country to curb irregular migration.
Migrant 'handling facilities' planned at Slovenia-Croatia border
The Slovenian government has announced it will set up temporary facilities to process migrants crossing its borders from Croatia.
Croatia tightens border checks as Balkan migration route gets busier
Croatia is the latest EU-Schengen member to introduce temporary border checks, attributing the move to an increase in migrants attempting to cross into the country from neighboring states.
Serbia: Police raid on migrants in northern border zones
Police in Serbia conducted raids on irregular migrants in several northern border regions at the weekend, following a fatal shootout between smuggler groups.
Italy-Slovenia-Croatia join forces against traffickers
Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on July 10 pledged to fight migrant trafficking and transnational organized crime at a trilateral meeting in the central Italian city of Ancona.
Migrant children sedated by smugglers during border crossing
Italian police in the northeastern city of Trieste said it had ascertained that smugglers give sleeping pills to migrant children to prevent them from making a noise as they are moved at night across the Croatian-Slovenian border. Adults meanwhile were jacked up on energy drinks to make the trek across the mountainous region.
Croatia accused of new mass expulsions of migrants to Bosnia
The investigative journalism project BIRN reports that Croatia has been carrying out mass expulsions of migrants to its neighbor, Bosnia. The two countries claim the returns are lawful under a bilateral agreement.