Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has praised Egypt's efforts to stop migrants trying to reach Europe by departing from the country's Mediterranean coast.
Turkish authorities have relocated more than 4,500 Syrians from an Ankara neighborhood where anti-migrant mobs rioted last August. Syrian refugees in Turkey continue to face public resentment amid growing economic woes in the country.
German security officials have warned far-right extremist groups to not carry out illegal patrols along the border with Poland. A neo-Nazi group had rallied people to the border last week, claiming they wanted to stop migrants from entering the country.
migrants at sea in 2019. he denies accusations of kidnapping and dereliction of duty after a boat carrying 147 migrants was refused permission to dock on the island of lampedusa for nearly three weeks. a number of other ex government ministers as well as hollywood actor richard gere are expected to give evidence. mark lowen reports. in august 2019, a spanish ngo boat rescued 147 migrants crossing from north africa to europe and asked to dock in the southern italian island of lampedusa. the hard line anti migrant matteo salvini was then interior minister and deputy prime minister and his trademark policy was to close ports to migrant rescue boats. screaming and crying for almost three weeks, they were kept on board in boiling heat and terrible conditions. prosecutors say that amounted to kidnapping and deprivation of their rights. mr salvini said the decision was taken by the whole government and claims he was defending italy.