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Lithuania

Belarus to tighten border amid row over migrants with Lithuania

Defence and security agencies were ordered to "close every metre of the border" in order to stop migrants that Lithuania turns away from coming back into Belarus.

Italy

Councillor for Italy's far-right League party shoots dead man

A councillor for Italy's far-right League has been placed under house arrest on suspicion of fatally shooting a man in a public square.

Europe News

Brussels announces 'breakthrough' on migrants' hunger strike

A number of migrants on hunger strike since May 23 were wheeled out of the Church of St. John the Baptist on Wednesday after the deal was announced.

My Europe Series

Six months on from Brexit, has the UK really taken back control?

Boris Johnson vowed to "take back control" from the EU, but in several policy areas the UK is finding it hard to break away from Brussels.

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United Kingdom

'Devastating': Crops left to rot in England as Brexit begins to bite

Brexit -- the effects of which kicked in at the start of the year -- means hiring migrant pickers from eastern Europe is now much harder.

World

Ascension Island reception centre for UK asylum seekers proposed

New ‘nationality and borders bill’ would allow for migrants arriving in UK without permission to be sent off to island in the middle of Atlantic ocean. But critics say new legislation could see thousands of refugees with valid reasons turned away from Britain.

Tech News

Euroviews. Pan-European politics: A modern solution to modern problems?

National parties cannot realise their ideals if they remain stuck in a national organisation and thinking pattern, writes Reinier van Lanschot of Volt Europa.

Europe News

Europe saw record low numbers of refugees seeking asylum last year

The report released by the European Asylum Support Office noted that the pandemic played a major role in less people seeking refuge.

United Kingdom

Post-Brexit rights: EU citizens given 28 days to apply to stay in UK

EU nationals who have not applied for settled status in the UK by the June 30 deadline will be given a formal 28-day warning to do so or risk losing their right to live, work and access free healthcare in the country.

Croatia

Activists block traffic on Bosnia-Croatia border over migrant rights

About 100 people descended on Maljevac, Croatia to call for an end to pushbacks and the dissolution of EU border agency Frontex.

United Kingdom

Council threatens UK government with legal action over child refugees

Kent County Council has given an ultimatum of June 17 before it pushes for judicial review, saying its services dealing with lone migrants have reached "breaking point".

Norway

Body found on Norway coast was missing Kurdish-Iranian toddler

Artin was 18-months-old when he and four family members died crossing the English Channel, police say.

My Europe Series

Why is Denmark under fire over new law to send asylum seekers abroad?

Denmark approved amendments to the legislation on Thursday - so will changes take effect straight away? What has been the response?

USA

Thousands of US 'diversity visa' winners sue Biden administration

More than 24,000 plaintiffs in 141 different countries have sued the Biden administration over their 'Diversity Visa' applications.

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Moroccan migrants queue to seek asylum in Spain

Hundreds of Moroccan migrants who recently crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta queued to potentially seek asylum and avoid deportation to Morocco.

United Kingdom

UK housing asylum seekers at former military barracks ruled unlawful

A British court has ruled that the Home Office's decision to house asylum seekers and migrants in "squalid" barracks in Folkestone, Kent, was unlawful.

Italy

Multi-ethnic food truck helps migrant women start new life in Bologna

They fled war and poverty, now they're bringing a taste of home to Italy: Meet the female refugees carving out a new career in the kitchen.

Cry Like A Boy

The hurdles migrants face in making it and failing

In some African families, the pressure to be successful is so high that when men choose to return home instead of continuing a life-threatening migration route, they are seen as failures. Khopotso Bodibe continues his conversation with South African rights activist Sharon Ekambaram and US anthropolo

United Kingdom

More than 1,500 asylum seekers in UK considered for removal to Europe

New statistics from the UK's Home Office show that more than 1,500 people seeking asylum in the UK have been warned they could be removed to "safe third countries".

World News

Ceuta struggles to cope with influx of unaccompanied children

More than 8,000 migrants and asylum seekers crossed into the Spanish enclave in north Africa last week.