Now playing Next world news Meloni cabinet approves decree for new trafficking law The proposed law would punish human traffickers with up to 30 years in prison. It would also target those who finance smuggling operations. 09/03/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom EU concern over UK's proposed migrant crackdown The British Prime Minister's plans to crack down on illegal immigration must comply with international law. That's the verdict of the EU Commission and interior ministers meeting in Brussels. 09/03/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK government defends law barring 'illegal' English channel migrants Critics have blasted the plans as unworkable, unethical and illegal. 07/03/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK government to introduce legislation to deport Channel migrants The UK government is set to announce a bill that will bar asylum claims by anyone who reaches Britain illegally. 06/03/2023
Now playing Next world news Mediterranean countries call for more EU solidarity on migration Ministers from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain met in Malta to push back against their EU neighbours for not voluntarily accepting asylum-seekers. 05/03/2023
Now playing Next Italy Officials fear death toll for shipwreck in Italy could top 100 Rescue workers are still looking for dozens of missing people after a boat carrying some 200 migrants crashed into rocks off the Italian coast. 27/02/2023
Now playing Next Italy Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; dozens dead Bodies have washed up along the coast near the town of Crotone, in Calabria, Italy after a boat carrying over 100 migrants broke apart. 26/02/2023
Now playing Next Lithuania 'Bodies in the forest': Missing migrants worry activists Lithuania’s government recently approved controversial legislation to formalise pushbacks as an official policy at the Belarus border. 25/01/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels unveils plan to boost returns of irregular migrants An irregular migrant is defined as a person who does not meet the requirements to enter or remain in the EU. 24/01/2023
Now playing Next Austria UN concerns over reporting of human trafficking and other crimes The United Nations says a decrease in the reported numbers of human trafficking and other crimes is in reality masking a much bigger problem 24/01/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Expectations for migration deal low as Stockholm starts EU presidency Sweden's government is propped up by the far-right and anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats. 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Mexico 'Three Amigos' wrap up North American Leaders' Summit US President Joe Biden, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they met for the summit. 11/01/2023
Now playing Next world news Rescue comes at Italy mulls stricter rules for rescuers European charity SOS Mediterranée said its Ocean Viking vessel has rescued 113 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea. 27/12/2022
Now playing Next World Review of the Year: Irregular border crossings on the rise in Europe Some 281,000 crossings were logged in the European Union from the start of the year until the end of October via land and sea routes – a 77% increase from 2021 21/12/2022
Now playing Next world news The UK vows to clear backlog of asylum-seekers and to return Albanians British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Tuesday to clear a backlog of asylum-seeker applications as he announced new measures aimed at curbing the number of migrants reaching the U.K. by crossing the English Channel on small boats. 13/12/2022
Now playing Next Italy Rescue ships carrying some 500 migrants dock in Italy Two humanitarian boats, carrying a total of 509 migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean, arrived at Italian ports on Sunday, after days on rough seas. 11/12/2022
Now playing Next no comment Watch: More than 145 migrants rescued at sea arrive in Lampedusa Another 149 migrants, including 17 minors, arrived in Lampedusa after being rescued by a patrol boat. Egyptians, Syrians, Bengalis, Palestinians, and Pakistanis traveled on an 11-metre vessel that set sail from Sfax, Tunisia. 08/12/2022
Now playing Next world news Italy's refusal of migrant rescue ship a 'nasty gesture', says France France has called for "European initiatives" to get a tighter grip on external borders. 18/11/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Belgian asylum system unable to cope as refugees struggle for shelter A large influx of asylum seekers arriving in the country has meant reception centres have no more room to spare. 17/11/2022
Now playing Next Serbia Austria, Serbia and Hungary strike migration deal Austria, Hungary and Serbia have struck out on their own, signing a new pact that will see a more hard line approach to dealing with migrants. 17/11/2022
