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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

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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.

Europe Decoded

Here are the key numbers about migration to the EU you need to know

Here are the main numbers about migration to the EU you need to know

Ireland

'Keep Ireland Irish': Say hello to Ireland's growing far right

Anti-immigrant protesters claim that "indigenous Irish are being racially discriminated against.”

Culture news

BBC cuts football coverage after suspending star host Gary Lineker

The BBC faces an escalating crisis over its suspension of former soccer star and TV host Gary Lineker for comments criticising the British government's new asylum policy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

My Europe Series

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.