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Largest Refugee Olympic Team yet meets for the first time

Reflective of the growing number of refugees globally, the team has gathered in the historic town of Bayeux, Normandy for a pre-Olympics welcome meeting.

Austria

Austrian government announces new obligations for asylum seekers

The new measures are intended to give refugees a structured everyday life while also benefiting Austrian society.

Culture news

'Xoftex': How zombies and humour can restart our empathy machines

Director Noaz Deshe talks to Euronews Culture about his new film 'Xoftex' and the challenge of making an uplifting and unique portrayal of the hopes and dreams of refugees taken in by Greece after the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War.

Austria

Austrian chancellor hails UK for its 'pioneer' Rwanda deportation plan

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has lauded the UK as a "pioneer" of migration policy, citing its plan to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, as UK PM Rishi Sunak visits Vienna on Tuesday.

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Germany

Germany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers

The new rule issues migrants a benefit card for local use, limiting cash withdrawals and banning international transfers.

Europe News

Ireland to begin sending asylum seekers back to the UK 'by end of May'

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak say the increase in migrant numbers crossing over to Ireland proves that his controversial Rwanda policy is working.

Economy

Most of Germany’s 'open door' refugees now in work

Of the refugees who arrived in 2015, 64% of them are employed. However, there are many more women who are without work.

Ireland

Ireland seeks emergency law to return asylum seekers back to UK

Ireland is seeking an emergency law to allow the return of asylum seekers to the UK amid concerns over increased arrivals through Northern Ireland linked to Rishi Sunak's Rwanda deterrence plan.

World News

James Cleverly in Italy to discuss clampdown on illegal migrants

Visit comes a day after British parliament passed controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill which will see some illegal migrants in the UK deported to the central African country, legislation that has been slammed by lawyers and international human rights groups.

Tech News

EU migrant pact ushering in 'deadly new era of digital surveillance'

The warning from a coalition of European digital rights groups comes after years-long deadlock was broken with the polarising new legislation.

Europe News

EU states must apply migration pact or face legal action: Commissioner

EU countries failing to implement the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, narrowly endorsed by the European Parliament on Wednesday, could face legal action, the bloc's home affairs chief has warned.

Ireland

Irish government under fire over asylum seeker crisis

The Irish government is being accused of leaving refugees in inhumane and degrading conditions, with some recent arrivals forced to live without basic necessities.

United Kingdom

Skilled refugees locked out of UK workforce despite skills shortage

More than one in five senior managers in the United Kingdom believe UK citizens should be given preference for job vacancies, research shows.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. People seeking safety deserve compassion — not this Rwanda Bill

We, side by side with caring people up and down this country, want the government to end this cruel anti-refugee agenda and rebuild an asylum system that is welcoming and compassionate, Sepideh Sahar and Angela McLeary write.

Europe News

Euroviews. Greece's rule of law is marred by pushbacks and humanitarians on trial

Walking the corridors of European institutions, we pass posters and banners trumpeting our continent’s commitment to rights, freedoms, and justice. These should be values we live, not words we use when politically expedient, MEP Cornelia Ernst and Spyros Vlad Oikonomou write.

Italy

Euroviews. The Italy-Albania migration deal is cruel and counterproductive

Deals with non-EU countries simply exacerbate the dangers and suffering that people in need of international protection face by pushing them into the hands of smugglers or traffickers, and onto ever more perilous routes, Harlem Désir and Susanna Zanfrini write.

United Kingdom

Dead body on UK 'floating prison' lay 'undiscovered' for 12 hours

The incident has added to worries about 'inhumane' conditions on the Bibby Stockholm, a ship used to house asylum-seekers in the UK.

Germany

Huge surge in Germany asylum applications, up 51% last year

Some 350,000 people applied for asylum in Germany during 2023.

France

UK not doing enough to curb migrant crossings - French report

The UK is not cooperating enough to help reduce migrant boats, a new French report has claimed.

Europe News

'Historic day': EU strikes major deal to reform migration policy

Member states and the European Parliament struck on Wednesday a major deal to reform the bloc's migration policy, capping off a three-year-long ambitious effort that at times seemed doomed to fail.