Bulgarian Borders Sealed for Undocumented Migrants (Boyko Borissov)

Bulgaria closed the border for undocumented migrants amid deteriorating crisis, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said Saturday.

Egypt allowed IDF troops to cross into Sinai to arrest African migrants

Egypt permitted an Israeli army patrol to cross into the Sinai Peninsula and evacuate African refugees who were shot by Egyptian troops as they were trying to scale the wall along the border, the Arab-language daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Thursday.

Two suspects detained in probe into migrant boat disaster

Police have detained two suspects in an investigation launched into the sinking of a migrant boat off the northern coast of Istanbul as a search continues for 13 people who were on the vessel, including the Turkish captain.

The detentions conducted late on Nov. 4 were the first since the previous day’s accident, which killed at least 24.

Boat sinks near Turkey: Statement by European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos

From the Official Website of the European Commission, Brussels, 03 November 2014:

The European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos made the following statement on the drowning of at least 24 people, after the sinking of a boat off the north coast of Turkey which carried migrants:
"I am appalled by today's tragedy in Turkey. This new deadly incident brings once again to the forefront the urgency to take concrete action to save lives, to address irregular migration, and to help those in need of protection.

Dozens drown after boat sinks near Turkey (At least 24 people have died)

At least 24 illegal migrants have drowned when a boat taking them towards the European Union sank in the Black Sea just off Istanbul, Turkish media reported.
Seven people were rescued and nine more were missing from the stricken boat, which had set off earlier from Istanbul and had travelled through the Bosphorus Strait on its way to Romania, the reports added on Monday.
"Not everyone has been accounted for yet," Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith said, reporting from Istanbul. "This is an ongoing rescuing operation,"  adding that helicopters and coast guards are looking for any survivors.

HRW Accuses Israel of Forcing African Migrants to Leave. (Israel said all of its actions were legal)

JERUSALEM— Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Tuesday of coercing thousands of Sudanese and Eritrean migrants to leave since last year in a report that documented alleged cases of abuse against some of those who returned home.
The rights group said Israel had denied proper asylum-seeking procedures to many of the more than 40,000 migrants still in the country, in violation of United Nations guidelines.
Israel said all of its actions were legal.

Over 20,000 people risked their lives in Indian Ocean sea crossings this year (UN report)

UN,  22 August 2014 – Over 20,000 people risked their lives in sea crossings in the Indian Ocean in the first half of this year, many of them Rohingya who fled Myanmar, according to a new report released today by the United Nations refugee agency.

The report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on irregular maritime movements in South-east Asia also notes that several hundred people were intercepted on boats heading to Australia.

Turkey and EU sign readmission agreement

Turkey and the EU have signed a readmission agreement on Monday in exchange for launching talks on visa liberalization for Turkish citizens. 
The readmission agreement with the EU necessitates the processing of illegal immigrants who enter the EU through Turkey. In return, talks will be launched on visa liberalization to allow Turkish citizens to travel to EU countries without a visa within three and a half years at the latest. 
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the signing ceremony for the readmission agreement on Monday. 

Turkey to sign visa and readmission agreements with the EU on Monday

Turkey and the EU will hold the first meeting of EU Visa Liberalization Dialogue on Monday.

An agreement protocol on visa liberalization talks and the readmission agreement will also be signed at Ankara Palas on Monday.

The visa liberalization dialogue meeting will be attended by Turkish EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Interior Minister Muammer Guler and EU Commissioner of Interior Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom.

Experts concerned over Turkey, EU deal on illegal immigrants. -Analysts worry the readmission deal may be very costly for Turkey.

Turkish analysts have expressed concern over the government's move to sign a key deal with the European Union (EU) to accept illegal immigrants without strong assurances in advance.

The deal, called readmission agreement, will allow the EU to repatriate the third-country nationals illegally migrating to Europe via Turkey back to Turkey.

In exchange, the EU offers a parallel track of negotiations to lift visa requirements for Turkish citizens seeking to travel to Europe.

32 Syrian refugees found on deserted beach waiting for boat to reach Greek island Rhodes...

Thirty-two Syria refugees were discovered on a deserted beach in the southern province of Antalya on Dec. 7, after asking for help from gendarmerie officers.

The group of refugees, including six women and a baby, had gathered at night on the beach near Antalya’s Kaş district, to wait for unidentified men who had made a deal to transport them by boat to the Greek island of Rhodes. After nobody came for hours, the refugees finally asked for help in the early morning.

The group was exhausted, hungry and cold when gendarmerie officers arrived in the forested area where they had been waiting, according to officials. They will now probably be transferred to the nearest refugee camp, officials added.

VIDEO. A Lampedusa, des huées pour accueillir Barroso et Letta. -"Honte !" "Assassins !".

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"Honte !" "Assassins !" Le président de la Commission européenne et le chef du gouvernement italien ont été accueillis par les huées et les insultes d'habitants, mercredi 9 octobre, sur l'île italienne de Lampedusa. Un petit groupe d'habitants était venu les attendre à l'aéroport, en brandissant des photos de migrants.

F.Y.R.O.M. news: F.Y.R.O.M. accuses Greece of dumping illegal migrants

FYROM news 

news from FYROM

FYROM has accused Greece of dumping illegal migrants on its territory, the FYROM's daily Dnevnik reported, citing unnamed diplomatic sources. 

Greek authorities have been sending hundreds of migrants across the border mainly at two locations and usually during the night, Dnevnik writes. The authorities in Skopje, capital of EU-candidate FYROM, have reportedly informed the European Union and its border management agency Frontex about the development.