World news about “Illegal immigration” published by euronews.
Greece’s anti-immigrant fence Over 80 percent of all refugees and migrants into the European Union cross at the Turkish-Greek border. While Greece finds it difficult to cope with this… 10/05/2012
Migrants scuffle with police on Lampedusa – nocomment Migrants have scuffled with police at an overcrowded holding centre on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa. Some of the migrants, who are mostly Tunisians… 21/09/2011
Italy: 120 migrants rescued on Lampedusa island – nocomment Italian police rescued a boat with 120 Tunisian migrants off the coast of Lampedusa on Saturday. About 1,300 illegal immigrants are currently held on this… 19/09/2011
Europe border controls row brewing A row is brewing in Brussels over how members of the Schengen zone should be able to reintroduce border controls. The European Commission’s planned reform… 15/09/2011
Immigrants play lead role in new Hollywood movie “A Better Life” by US director Chris Weitz is a drama about an illegal Mexican immigrant struggling to build a decent future for his teenage son. The film… 28/06/2011
Europe ‘must share immigration’ Responsibility for the influx of migrants from North Africa should be shared by all of Europe, not just the Mediterranean countries. That is the… 22/06/2011
What future for Schengen? Germany has backed France’s bid for member states to overrule Europe’s Schenegen border treaty in special circumstances. France has called for changes to… 10/05/2011
Is Schengen facing EU immigration threat? In this edition of The Network, we pose the questions: ‘Is the Schengen treaty falling apart?’ and ‘What is happening to EU immigration policy?’ Giving us… 28/04/2011
Partners angry over Italian visas for migrants More migrants intercepted by Italy’s coast guard on the eve of a meeting of European Union interior and justice ministers in Luxembourg have added to the… 11/04/2011
Talking about Japan, Libya and enlargement Alex Taylor hosts I talk, the new programme on Euronews where the public question Europe’s decisions makers. This week’s guest is Kristalina Georgieva, the… 07/04/2011
Italy says EU help lacking with migrants Italy feels that Europe is ignoring its calls for help with the crush of incoming migrants reaching the island of Lampedusa. Some 19,000 have arrived since… 30/03/2011
Controversial Arizona immigration law goes to US Supreme CourtThe US Supreme Court has begun hearing a case which could bring about a profound change in American immigration policy. Judges will decide whether Arizona… 25/04/2012
Five dead on Lampedusa immigrant boatItalian coastguards have recovered five dead bodies from a fragile vessel carrying illegal immigrants, close to the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. The… 18/03/2012
Migrant boat sinks off Indonesia’s East JavaA boat carrying asylum seekers sunk off Indonesia’s East Java province on Sunday, leaving more than 200 people missing, presumed dead. The overcrowded boat… 18/12/2011
Hundreds missing after boat sinks near IndonesiaMore than 300 people are missing after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank off the coast of east Java in Indonesia. According to an official from the East… 18/12/2011
Boat carrying Egyptian migrants seized off ItalyAround 170 mainly Egyptian migrants have been brought ashore in the southern Italian port of Bari after the overcrowded fishing boat they were travelling in… 19/11/2011
EU blamed for mistreating migrants in GreeceHuman Rights Watch is accusing the EU of subjecting migrants captured along Greece’s border with Turkey to inhuman and abusive conditions. The organisation… 22/09/2011
Migrants scuffle with police on Lampedusa islandMigrants have scuffled with police at an overcrowded holding centre on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa. Some of the migrants, who are mostly Tunisians… 21/09/2011
Fresh wave of migrants arrive at LampedusaAround 2,000 migrants from north Africa have landed on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa this weekend. Since the start of the year, more than 11,000… 14/08/2011
NATO accused of failing to help refugeesItaly’s Foreign Minister Franco Frattini is calling on NATO to investigate claims that an alliance warship failed to help refugees fleeing Libya when their… 05/08/2011
Italian police and migrants clash; 30 injuredPassers by and police were among at least 30 people injured when migrants staged an angry protest near the southern Italian city of Bari. Frustrated at… 01/08/2011
Sinking boat kills 197 refugees near Sudan197 refugees have been killed after their boat sunk off the coast of Sudan. It is believed the vessel was on its way to Saudi Arabia when a fire broke out on… 06/07/2011
More than 200 migrants ‘missing’ off TunisiaUp to 250 people are reported missing in the Mediterranean after the boat carrying them illegally to Europe got into difficulty off the Tunisian… 02/06/2011
Tayyip Erdogan’s election bus attackedTurkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan’s election bus was pelted with stones in Black Sea town of Hopa after a mass rally. 01/06/2011
Hundreds of refugees arrive on LampedusaAfter almost a week’s respite, three boatloads of immigrants have arrived on the italian island of Lampedusa. Coastguards say they number 900 and are a mix… 28/05/2011
Refugees land on Italian island of LampedusaA small fishing boat carrying 166 refugees fleeing unrest in Libya arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Friday, one day after European interior… 13/05/2011
Denmark Schengen sidestep ‘against crime’Reshaping the Schengen pact on passport-free travel across European borders has been under debate among EU ministers in Brussels. Some want a return to the… 12/05/2011
UN appeals for more Mediterranean Sea rescue vigilanceMigrants leaving Libya appear to be running dangers nearly as great as staying in the country at war. Even those who do reach the Italian island of Lampedusa… 11/05/2011
UN’s Guterres calls on EU to support democracy in North AfricaEuronews asked the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, about the high cost people are paying for change in north African countries, where… 11/05/2011
Priest says SOS call by migrants ignored by NATOThe current flood of migrants risking over-crowded boats to sail to Europe has led to bitter accusations between refugee agencies and NATO. The alliance… 11/05/2011
Italian divers continue search for missing migrantsItalian diving teams are continuing a search for bodies after a boat with more than 500 migrants on board smashed into rocks off the island of Lampedusa. At… 10/05/2011
Reports immigrants were ‘left to die’ deniedDesperate immigrant deaths continue in the Mediterranean Sea. Three bodies have been pulled from a boat which ran aground near the Italian island port of… 09/05/2011
Shipwrecked migrants rescued off LampedusaHundreds of illegal migrants have been saved in a dramatic rescue off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa after their boat got into trouble… 08/05/2011
Berlusconi and Sarkozy call for Schengen reformItalian Prime Minister and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have been speaking after their summit which covered several subjects including the flood of… 26/04/2011
Paris and Rome to propose European border reformThe leaders of France and Italy are meeting on Tuesday morning for what’s being described as a ‘calming of tempers’, a summit over immigration across their… 26/04/2011
France considers suspending Schengen dealFrance is considering suspending the Schengen border-free travel agreement to block a massive rise in migrants from Tunisia and Libya. A source close to… 23/04/2011
Asylum seekers torch Australian immigration centreAsylum seekers in Australia have burned down much of a detention centre in Sydney where they were being held. Reports say the detainees turned violent after… 21/04/2011
Baby joy after refugee voyage from LibyaA baby-girl has been born just a matter of hours after her mother reached the Italian island of Lampedusa on a packed refugee boat from Libya. Doctors say… 20/04/2011
Row deepens ahead of Franco-Italian summitFollowing a European Commission ruling in France’s favour there is no sign of a let-up in the immigration row between it and Italy ahead of their summit on… 18/04/2011
Italy and France clash over immigrationItaly has long said that it is unfairly carrying the burden of immigration to the European Union. Some 25,000 people have arrived on Italian shores in… 18/04/2011
France and Italy lock horns over immigrationRome has has its official protest to the European commission rejected in a spat over immigration that is deepening into a crisis after France temporarily… 18/04/2011
France blocks pro-migrant protestA long simmering row has erupted between France and Italy over the fate of North African migrants. French authorities have blocked trains carrying migrants… 17/04/2011
Berlusconi warns on “human tsunami”Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has called for Europe to do more to tackle the “human tsunami” of refugees and illegal immigrants heading to Italy… 10/04/2011
Italy and France agree patrols to stop migrantsItaly and France have agreed to carry out joint patrols of Tunisia’s coast to stem the growing influx of migrants into Europe fleeing turmoil in North… 08/04/2011
Italy to give migrants temporary visasTens of thousands of immigrants, mainly North Africans, who have arrived in Italy over recent months are to get temporary humanitarian visas. The documents… 07/04/2011
Migrant boat sinks off Libya; at least 200 missingDozens were rescued but around 200 people are still missing after a boat carrying migrants from Libya sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa. The… 06/04/2011
Berlusconi in talks over Tunisian migrantsA clearing-up operation is underway on the small Italian island of Lampedusa after over 2,000 Tunisian migrants were transferred to camps on the mainland on… 04/04/2011
Tensions rising in Italian migrant campsIn Italy, boats have resumed transferring Tunisian immigrants from the small island of Lampedusa to camps on the mainland. Strong winds had prevented boats… 03/04/2011
Tunisian immigrants protest against FranceAround one hundred Tunisian immigrants stagd a protest in the Italian border town of Ventimiglia on Saturday against what they said was a French policy to… 03/04/2011
Tensions rise on Italian islandNorth African refugees on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa are becoming frustrated at delays in transferring them to the mainland. A caravan was set… 02/04/2011
Lampedusa immigrants protest over treatmentMore than 100 illegal immigrants protested on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday, alleging inhumane treatment by authorities… 01/04/2011
Berlusconi pledge fails to halt migrant island influxNearly 200 North Africans have arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, just hours after Silvio Berlusconi pledged to make it migrant free. Two… 31/03/2011
Italy moves to solve Lampedusa crisisItaly’s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has promised to evacuate thousands of migrants arriving on the island of Lampedusa from North Africa within days. To… 30/03/2011
