World news about “Illegal immigration” published by euronews.
Asylum: Fixing a broken system Last year, 330,000 people sought asylum in Europe. Thousands arrived in Greece, however only 152 were able to apply for asylum. Of these, just two were… 08/05/2013
Asylum: fixing a broken system – Full Debate To watch the full debate on asylum between European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström and former British Home Secretary Charles Clarke, please… 08/05/2013
Racism on the rise in recession hit Greece Racism is increasing in Greece according to studies by a group of human rights organisations. Violence against immigrants, exploitation and discrimination… 25/04/2013
Amnesty International calls for more protection for asylum seekers A Somalian man speaks about his struggle to flee the country’s civil war two decades ago. “I was under stress, under anxiety and all the time I dream a lot… 24/04/2013
Anger over Greek ‘blood strawberry’ shootings Protests have erupted in Greece after migrants were shot at over a pay dispute. Around 200 workers of mostly Bangladeshi origin confronted supervisors over… 18/04/2013
Migrants saved from death off Italian coast Italian coastguards have rescued around 100 African refugees from an inflatable dinghy in the straits of Sicily. They were heading for Lampedusa which, with… 12/04/2013
Migration Out of Africa Risking their lives in the hope of a better future – every year, thousands of men, women and children take what most of us would consider unimaginably… 13/03/2013
Migration Out of Africa – Full Debate For the full On The Frontline debate about migration between the European Commission’s Director General for Home Affairs Stefano Manservisi and Morocco’s… 13/03/2013
Italy’s migrant ‘slavery’ There is something important in the Italian election political campaign that some critics claim the authorities are refusing to see: tens of thousands of… 15/02/2013
Young US immigrants seize a dream The Obama administration’s relaxed deportation rules are now in effect. Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants are expected to register with the… 16/08/2012
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
Obama: “time is now” for immigration reformUS President Barack Obama has urged Congress to get behind plans to overhaul the immigration system. A new proposal includes offering a route to citizenship… 29/01/2013
Obama expected to back cross-party US immigration reform planMany of the 11 million illegal immigrants living in the US are hoping the president’s speech on immigration reform will give them a better chance of… 29/01/2013
Bi-partisan US Senate team tackle immigrationLines of people waiting on the roadside for a job could become a thing of the past in the United States, where a bipartisan group of senators has unveiled… 29/01/2013
28 feared dead in migrant tragedy off Greek coastOnly one male survivor has been found by Greek coastguards following the sinking on Saturday of a small boat loaded with migrants near the island of… 15/12/2012
Israelis protest about illegal African immigrantsIsraelis have taken to the streets to protest about the number of illegal African immigrants living in their neighourhoods in Tel Aviv. Officials estimate 60… 29/10/2012
Migrants saved from sinking off Italian coastHundreds more migrants have been rescued off the shores of Italy after their overloaded vessels began to sink. 304 people including 49 women and six… 13/10/2012
Migrant boat sinks off LampedusaOne person has died and several would-be migrants are missing after their boat sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa. The dead man’s body was pulled from… 07/09/2012
Migrant boat capsizes off Turkey killing 61 peopleMore than half of the 61 people who died when a migrant boat capsized in the Aegean Sea were children, according to officials. The small vessel carrying… 06/09/2012
Boat sinks off Turkey coast killing illegal immigrantsAt least 58 people have drowned after a boat carrying illegal immigrants sank off the coast of Turkey. The passengers were believed to be mostly from Syria… 06/09/2012
Spain and Morocco evict migrants from Spanish islandDozens of illegal migrants have been removed from a small Spanish island off the coast of Morocco in a joint operation by both countries. The Spanish civil… 04/09/2012
Illegal immigrants inhabit tiny Spanish island off MoroccoDozens of would-be migrants have swum or waded to a the island of Isla de Tierra. The island, part of the Alhucemas archipelago, belongs to Spain and is just… 03/09/2012
Italians rescue boat immigrantsItalian authorities rescued 231 people aboard a boat from Tunisia. The 15m vessel got into difficulties off the coast of the southern island of Lampedusa on… 19/08/2012
Greece: illegal immigrants face deportationThe Greek government have been looking to the Gods for inspiration as they carry out plans to deport thousands of illegal immigrants. Bestowing a touch of… 07/08/2012
Sixty-five migrants rescued off Croatia coastCroatia’s coast guard has intercepted a stranded boat carrying more than 60 migrants in the south of the Adriatic Sea. The sailboat which had originally set… 03/07/2012
Croatia rescues immigrant boat in AdriaticCroatian coastguards have intercepted a small boat in the Adriatic and rescued 65 illegal immigrants on board. The vessel was heading for Italy from Greece… 02/07/2012
US Supreme Court dilutes Arizona immigration lawsThe US Supreme Court has diluted tough immigration laws introduced by the state of Arizona. Despite removing three key parts of the law the “show me your… 26/06/2012
US Supreme court ruling sends mixed signals over immigration lawThe US Supreme Court has upheld a controversial element of the state of Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants in a ruling set to ignite political debate… 26/06/2012
Obama ends deportation of young illegal immigrantsPresident Obama has said that illegal immigrants who entered the US as children will no longer be deported and may instead get two-year work permits. The… 16/06/2012
Obama eases deportation rulesIn Washington, the Obama administration has relaxed immigration rules on the deportation of young people taken to the US without legal status. Illegal… 15/06/2012
Racial violence on the rise in cash-strapped GreeceGreece’s financial crisis is exacerbating racial violence according to a report by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. It is sounding the alarm… 01/06/2012
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
