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Italy allows 450 rescued migrants to disembark in Sicily
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Libya — with EU backing — can now order rescuers to return migrants
NGOs say the 'secretive' change, backed by the European Union, puts lives at risk.
Germany and Austria will talk to Italy about migrant issue
Germany's Interior Minister and Austria's Chancellor want to shut the migration route across the Mediterranean from Africa into Europe. At a joint press conference in Vienna, Austria's Chancellor says this will be in the best interest for Germany and Italy
New Border Police at Bavarian and Austrian border
The new border police will work with the federal police to secure the boundary. With state-of-the-art equipment, they'll be able to compare data of asylum seekers which should prevent people applying for asylum in several different EU countries.
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Iraqi failed asylum seeker returned to Germany on murder charge
Ali Bashar is accused of killing 14-year-old Susanna Feldman in May
Hungary’s ‘Stop Soros’ bill seeks to criminalise migrant helpers
Hungary's government has drafted new laws which could criminalise NGOs who help migrants seeking asylum.
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1,000 refugees have been wrongly granted asylum to Germany. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer is under pressure to get to the bottom of the scandal.