The International Organization for Migration has warned that time is running out for some two and a half thousand migrant refugees sleeping rough in Bosnia.

After weeks of tension on the Island of Lampedusa due to the increase of refugee arrivals, the Italian government has committed to deal with the issue by sending quarantine ships to take the refugees to other parts of the country.

The immigration debate in the UK has heated up after a Welsh Conservative MP called for the army's deployment to stop migrant crossings across the English Channel.

The British government says it is determined to strengthen border measures after a record daily number of irregular migrants crossed the English Channel into the UK.

The number of desperate people trying to reach Europe has not decreased despite ports being closed. For migrants fleeing war and persecution it is business as usual and the same goes for the coastguards trying to hold them back.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to resist pressure from the European Union (EU) states to stop the flow of refugees through his country’s borders with Greece.

Rights organizations are calling for greater European co-operation to ward off the anti-migrant tensions engulfing parts of Greece. Refugees seeking to cross into the country, especially from the newly porous Turkish border have been met in some quarters by violence from both local residents and the authorities.

Turkey has already relaxed curbs on the migrants’ movement through its borders.

A fire broke out at the "One Happy Family" migrant facility on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday night.

Greece has announced the suspension of new applications for one month.