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Greek migrant plan won't end 'inhumane' conditions — aid group

Medecins Sans Frontieres says plans by Greece for new migrant facilities amount to the creation of detention centres.

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EU's rights agency warns of 'lost generation' of young refugees

Europe is at risk of creating a "lost generation" of young refugees, who aren't properly integrated into their host countries, the EU's Agency for Fundamental Rights warns.

Greece

Baby dies in Moria migrant camp, MSF reveals

"We are absolutely devastated by this tragedy," MSF wrote on Twitter.

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Malta Migration Meeting: 'Solidarity a la carte is not workable'

Italy, Malta, France, and Germany are meeting in Valletta to find a temporary solution to relocating migrants rescued at sea, but a more permanent mechanism to deal with migration flows is not on the menu for talks.

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UNHCR official criticises 'the radicalisation of migratory dreams'

An official from the UN's refugee agency has sparked controversy by expressing concern over the alleged "radicalisation of migratory dreams".

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EU asylum applications jumped 10% in first six months of 2019

Overall, just over a third of decisions (34%) issued in the first six months of 2019 were granted EU-regulated protection

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ECJ tells UK to respect all EU rules until Brexit, including on asylum

The principle of the first country of entry remains, the Luxembourg-based judges ruled

Saudi Arabia

Saudi teen who fled fearing for her life granted asylum in Canada

Canada has granted asylum to a Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand because she feared her family would kill her.

Germany

Germany 'made most requests' to send asylum seekers to other EU states

Germany was the most prolific in the EU at trying to transfer asylum seekers to other countries in the bloc, latest figures show.

USA

US Judge blocks President Trump's proposed asylum ban

US District Judge Jon Tigar blocked the Trump administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally.

Hungary

How did FYR Macedonia’s ex-PM claim asylum in Hungary?

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is seeking the extradition of its convicted ex-leader Nikola Gruevski, who has been allowed to claim refugee status in Budapest.

World

Donald Trump ramps up the immigration rhetoric before midterms

The US President is ramping up the rhetoric- Just days away from the midterms, Donald Trump is running a campaign that starts and ends with immigration. He's pledged he will change asylum laws to keep more people out of the country, and said migrants throwing rocks at border police could be shot at.

Greece

Euroviews. "Moria is worse than war": Children on life in a refugee camp | View

Children and young people explain what it's like to grow up in an overcrowded refugee camp, and how access to a family support center gives them hope.

World News

Euroviews. Reforming Europe's refugee policies: Austrian-Danish plan will not work | View

Why the Austrian-Danish principle of “enforcement first, legal admissions later” is not a feasible fix for Europe's dysfunction asylum and refugee system.

Greece

Euroviews. As women, we have to fight to achieve our rights | View

How surviving the perilous journey to Europe gave a young Afghan women the courage to make her voice heard.

Switzerland

Swiss festival alerts police after 28 Burundian artists ‘vanish’

A Swiss festival has called the police after 28 Burundian artists, who were scheduled to perform at the event this month, gradually disappeared without a trace.

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What does the EU compel countries to do for asylum seekers?

Food, shelter, but also education, healthcare, and employment — these are some of the things that member states are required to provide asylum seekers under EU law.

Europe News

EU steps up battle with Hungary over migration and asylum

Budapest is referred to EU Court of Justice and 'Stop Soros' law is criticised

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Euroviews. Think Fortress Europe is the answer to migration? Get real | View

Sealing Europe's borders might make voters feel safe today but it won't address the forces fueling migration, argues Human Rights Watch's Benjamin Ward.

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EU offshore migrant processing would 'breach human rights'

"To have policies like the offshoring of asylum claims, in North African countries for example, is wrong,"