Europe News Overcrowding not a reason to detain migrant rescue ships, says ECJ The German NGO Sea Watch hailed the ECJ decision as a "clear win for sea rescue". 01/08/2022
Italy Italy shocked by graphic video of African migrant beaten to death Macerata, the town where the attack took place, was the site of a shooting spree targeting African immigrants in 2018, that wounded six people. 31/07/2022
world news Hundreds of migrants arrive at Italian port after days at sea The has been a sharp increase this year in the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe. 30/07/2022
no comment Migrants crossing the Mediterranean rescued by an NGO The German charity Sea-Watch conducted four operations in less than 24 hours, rescuing 428 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. 24/07/2022
Italy 'No rights' for some 10,000 migrant workers in Italy, says ANCI Around 10,000 migrant farm workers in Italy live in "informal settlements" where they lack rights and are exploited, report the National Association of Italian Ministries (ANCI). 20/07/2022
Morocco Moroccan court sentences 33 migrants to prison over Mellila crossing The trial is centred on the deadliest-ever crossing attempt between Morocco and Spanish enclaves. 19/07/2022
Spain Two migrants including a child found dead off Spain's Canary Islands Spanish authorities say the bodies were found on board an inflatable boat near Lanzarote. 15/07/2022
Europe News Europol dismantles network smuggling migrants through Belarus into EU Law enforcement authorities arrested 11 people for smuggling migrants through Belarus into the European Union. 15/07/2022
See Who are these people? A London museum needs your help A search has been launched for members of Britain's so-called 'Windrush generation' of Caribbean migrants who featured in photos long thought to have been lost 06/07/2022
world news Police arrest 39 people on suspicion of smuggling migrants to UK The suspects are accused of trafficking up to 10,000 people across the English Channel in small boats in the last year. 05/07/2022
Smart Regions The project in Spain helping refugees rebuild their lives The Spanish region of Murcia has set up a programme to help refugees find work. Smart Regions went there to find out more. 04/07/2022
Work This European country is the most expensive to live and work abroad in Looking for a cheaper city to live and work in as an expat? Head east - but forget about Hong Kong and this European country in particular. 02/07/2022
France French authorities arrest 15 over migrant deaths near Calais The boat wreck in November 2021 was the deadliest since migrants began trying to cross the Channel. 30/06/2022
Poland Poland completes 186-kilometre border wall with Belarus The EU has accused Belarus of waging "hybrid warfare" by pushing migrants towards the bloc's borders in an attempt to destabilise it. 30/06/2022
Spain Spain's Pedro Sánchez blames traffickers for Melilla migrant deaths The Spanish prime minister condemned last week's crossing from Morocco, which led to the deaths of 23 migrants, as "an attack on Spain's borders". 28/06/2022
USA Texas: 51 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio A fire official said "stacks of bodies" were found along with no signs of water in the truck, which was discovered in extreme heat on the city's southern outskirts. 28/06/2022
Greece Greece prevents 1,130 migrants crossing Aegean Sea from Turkey Athens has regularly accused Ankara of violating international law and helping migrants cross the border. 27/06/2022
no comment Border post between Spanish enclave and Morocco where 23 died in breach attempt Ripped clothing and sticks are seen stuck on barbed wire at the border post of Barrio Chino that separates the Moroccan town of Nador from the Spanish enclave of Melilla. 27/06/2022
Lithuania Detained migrants subjected to beatings, abuse and racism, claims NGO Amnesty International says migrants have been abused and denied rights in Lithuanian detention centres. The government says the report is one-sided and cites pressure from "massive illegal border crossings" from Belarus. 27/06/2022
Spain Outcry after over 20 migrants die trying to reach Melilla from Morocco Spanish and Moroccan human rights groups have called for an inquiry after more than 20 migrants died when around 2,000 people tried to cross the border. 24/06/2022
United Kingdom UK plans law to ignore European rulings on Rwanda migrant deportations The justice minister's bill will allow UK courts to ignore rulings by the European Court of Human Rights, which last week blocked deportations of migrants from the UK to Rwanda. 22/06/2022
world news UN says climate change and Ukraine war driving up refugee numbers "I had a right to build a better future, it wasn't possible to do that in Somalia." Abdullahi Ahmed, now a councillor in Turin, spoke to delegates on UN World Refugee Day. 20/06/2022
Greece Greek coast guards rescue 108 migrants at sea, four remain missing Meanwhile, authorities in North Macedonia conduct multiple arrests for human trafficking charges after discovering about 100 migrants in two unrelated cases. 19/06/2022
Austria Austria’s benefit cuts scheme for migrants was illegal, rules EU court The country's government had withheld social benefits from migrants if their children still lived in their home country. 16/06/2022
Europe News MEPs denounce fresh reports of migrant pushbacks in Greece MEPs on the Civil Liberties Committee are calling on the Commission to ensure that the rule of law is respected at the bloc's external border. 16/06/2022
Slovenia Slovenia will take down its migrant border fence with Croatia It was put up in 2015 during the migrant crisis. But Slovenia's new prime minister says it's not working. 16/06/2022
