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The Spanish NGO 'Proactiva Open Arms' recues 324 migrants from West Africa off the coast of Italy and brings them to the Sicilian port of Reggio Calabria.

Border controls and migration are hot political issues in France, with asylum-seekers at the heart of a debate between solidarity and the letter of the law. French olive farmer Cedric Herrou was recently convicted of driving migrants across the Italian border, under the noses of the French police. He's one of many people in the area providing illegal assistance to migrants, and is unapologetic about his actions.

EU leaders meeting in Malta on Friday will face the challenge of how to work with a chaotic Libya and reluctant sub-Saharan African countries to prevent a feared upsurge of migrant smuggling to Europe.VIDEOGRAPHIC

Hundreds of young migrants remain in appalling conditions in derelict Belgrade warehouses in the middle of Serbia's freezing winter. Since Europe shut down its borders in March last year, thousands have found themselves stuck in limbo in the Balkan country -- and its authorities are under pressure to do something about it.