Now playing Next View People have the right to asylum in the EU. We can't let humanity drown Europe cannot just helplessly watch people on the move dying at sea. It needs a migration policy that puts people’s rights at the centre, MEPs Cornelia Ernst and Pietro Bartolo wrote. 15/03/2023
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Now playing Next Ireland 'Keep Ireland Irish': Say hello to Ireland's growing far right Anti-immigrant protesters claim that "indigenous Irish are being racially discriminated against.” 13/03/2023
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Now playing Next United Kingdom 'We're not breaking the law': UK defends new anti-migrant crackdown Britain's controversial new legislation to halt migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats comes a few days before a Franco-British summit in Paris. 08/03/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Only 435 asylum-seekers have been relocated across the EU since June All the relocations have been conducted from Italy and Cyprus towards other countries in Western Europe. 08/02/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Migration back on top of EU agenda but same old divisions remain Member states continue to be bitterly divided over the question of relocation of asylum-seekers, despite years of discussions. 07/02/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom High Court rules UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal The High Court in London has ruled the British government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal. 19/12/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom High Court rules UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal Judge Clive Lewis said it was lawful for Britain to make arrangements with the Rwanda government to send asylum seekers to the country for their asylum claims to be determined there. 19/12/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Medicinal cannabis treatment saves Russian man from asylum rejection The EU Court of Justice ruled that a Russian man suffering from a serious illness cannot be removed from the Netherlands since his pain treatment with medicinal cannabis is illegal in Russia. 22/11/2022
Now playing Next Travel News Warning for travellers as France tightens border with Italy The influx of French staff comes after Italy refused to let a private humanitarian rescue ship dock in one of its ports. 17/11/2022
Now playing Next Europe Decoded EU states have relocated just 117 asylum seekers out of 8,000 pledges The system is supposed to enable the relocation of people from southern EU countries to other states across the bloc. 15/11/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK and France pledge more patrols to prevent migrants crossing Channel London and Paris have agreed to deploy more resources and to tackle people-trafficking gangs, but critics say the deal fails to address underlying problems. 12/11/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe The UK isn't alone, Denmark also wants to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda Human rights groups have strongly criticised any move to "outsource" Danish asylum claims to the African nation, but major political parties are in agreement. 10/10/2022
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch asylum seekers backlog as high as during the 2015 migrant crisis NGOs say "unorthodox" action is needed to end the "vicious circle" for asylum seekers. 05/10/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK government to 'take back control' from European human rights court Interior Minister Suella Braverman said on Tuesday evening that "we cannot allow a foreign court to undermine the sovereignty of our borders," when it comes to dealing with migrants and asylum seekers. 04/10/2022
Now playing Next Russia Would Europe open its borders to Russians seeking asylum? Three Baltic states have already indicated they won't accept asylum applications from Russians fleeing Putin's reservist call-up. 22/09/2022
Now playing Next Netherlands Probe launched as baby dies in 'inhumane' conditions at asylum centre NGOs claim the baby had been living in an overcrowded shelter facility near Groningen and was kept in "inhumane conditions." 25/08/2022
Now playing Next Germany Knife attacker kills one and wounds five at German asylum shelter Police officers have detained a 31-year-old man after the stabbing attack. 27/06/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK's Rwanda asylum flight cancelled after European Court order Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel says preparations are already under way for the next flight to Rwanda. 15/06/2022