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Migrants in France can be moved out of Paris. Here's what happens next

In May, the French government introduced a new plan to move migrants out of Paris. The idea has garnered both praise and criticism. The question is what's happening in practice.

United Kingdom

UK government proposes testing migrants' bones to confirm their age

Rishi Sunak's government has made 'stopping the boats' a central pillar of its nascent re-election campaign.

Europe News

Syrian refugees lose landmark case against Frontex in EU General Court

A historic case brought by a family of Syrian refugees against Frontex, the EU's border guard agency, has been dismissed by the bloc's General Court in a major blow for human rights defenders.

World News

Asylum applications surge 30% so far in 2023 across EU

This year so far Germany has received the most applications: 30% of the total, almost twice as many as Spain (17%) and France (16%).

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World News

Accommodating asylum seekers: Which European countries use ships?

The Netherlands, France, Estonia and Scotland have temporarily used cruise ships to accommodate Ukrainians who escaped to safe havens after the Russian invasion.

World News

English channel rescue operation underway after migrant boat capsizes

At least six are thought to have died in the incident, which comes as the estimated number of channel crossings in the last five years passes 100,000.

Greece

Alarm sounded over migrants stranded in no man's land on Europe border

What's happening in Greece's Evros region "shows the dark side of EU migration policy", one analyst told Euronews.

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Watch: protest at England's immigration barge

A small group of local people held welcome banners up to coaches they thought might be transporting migrants which read "Stand up to racism" and "Refugees welcome".

United Kingdom

The chequered past of Europe’s ‘floating prison’

Death, bomb threats and crime have blighted Bibby Stockholm's 47 years on the waves. Now the UK government is housing asylum seekers on the barge.

Europe Decoded

Asylum seekers alleging torture in Latvia take their claims to court

Some of the people looking to take the Latvian state to court have alleged ill-treatment including beatings, electric shocks and cigarette burns.

United Kingdom

Angry scenes as huge barge for asylum seeker housing docks in England

Criticism from pro-refugee groups, locals and politicians as UK government takes first step in what it calls a move to reduce the cost of accommodation.

United Kingdom

Accommodation barge arrives as UK passes controversial migration bill

Asylum seeker accommodation barge arrives as UK passes controversial migration bill which seeks to deport people to "safe" countries such as Rwanda.

Netherlands

Why did the Dutch government collapse?

After 18 months in power, the Dutch four-party coalition government collapsed over bitter migration policy disputes.

World News

Euroviews. A compassionate and sustainable EU asylum system is not impossible

Everybody has the right to claim asylum on EU territory and should not be deterred or prevented from doing so, Harlem Désir writes.

United Kingdom

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vows to house more migrants on barges

Rishi Sunak says two more barges will host about 1,000 people

Greece

Damning evidence of asylum seekers' mistreatment emerges in Greece

A video shared by an activist with The New York Times shows evidence of asylum seekers being put on rafts and abandoned in the middle of the sea after reaching Greece's borders.

Ireland

Dublin refugee camp burned by far-right anti-immigration activists

Racist nationalism is growing louder in Ireland, with extremists turning a housing shortage into a wedge issue

Europe News

Spain set for migration deal with US to accept Latin American refugees

Asylum seekers from Latin America will be able to apply to go to Canada, Spain and the US in migrant processing centres set up in their home countries.

United Kingdom

Doctors slam British government's Rwanda asylum policy

The latest intervention comes ahead of a legal appeal set to begin this week, to try and force the government to not roll back promises made to people seeking asylum.

World News

Euroviews. 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.