European Commission announces €127m aid to Tunisia to reduce migration as rescue groups warn of death toll at sea – live

Commission says it is cracking down' on smuggling networks as NGOs say more assistance is needed from Europe's leaders

The Paris public prosecutor's office said today that far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 24 others should stand trial over alleged misuse of EU funds, Reuters reports.

The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, have used the situation in Lampedusa for political campaigning," according to Dutch European parliament member Sophie in t Veld.