Libya Libyan coastguard shot at migrant rescue ship at sea, NGO says The non-profit SOS Mediterranee says the MV Ocean Viking was targeted while carrying 87 rescued migrants to safety. 25/08/2025
World News Libya announces probe after rocket hits near UN mission in Janzour Security forces found a vehicle carrying two other rockets of the same type, as well as the rockets’ launcher, the government said. 22/08/2025
Greece Crete sees surge in migrant arrivals despite harsher aslyum policy Greece's government suspended all asylum claims for migrants arriving by sea in July, a move it argued helped deter crossings that peaked in July at more than 2,500 in a single week. 18/08/2025
Europe News Italian, Turkish and Libyan leaders meet to talk migration to Europe The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020. 01/08/2025
Libya Euroviews. Europe’s migration crisis isn’t just about boats – it’s about strategy The time for fragmented fixes is over. If Europe is to regain control of its migration policy, it must first regain clarity in its strategy, Libyan Minister of Political Affairs Walid Ellafi writes in a Euronews exclusive. 25/07/2025
Green News Greek PM announces two national marine parks in Ionian and Aegean Seas Beyond the environmental substance, the designation of marine parks has diplomatic implications 21/07/2025
Greece Hundreds of migrants reach Greek island of Crete amid rising smuggling Greek Coast Guard rescued 74 migrants on Crete, part of hundreds of arrivals over the weekend, as traffickers shift to longer Mediterranean routes from North Africa. 21/07/2025
Brussels, My Love? Is von der Leyen ready for bruising budget battles? In this week's edition, panellists discuss Ursula von der Leyen winning a no-confidence vote, the recent migration flows from Libya to Greece and the upcoming EU-China summit in Beijing. 19/07/2025
Europe News Libyan man accused of war crimes arrested in Germany, ICC says The United Nations Security Council called on the ICC to open an investigation in Libya in 2011 amid violence that led to the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi and morphed into a crippling civil war. 18/07/2025
Libya Is Libya's General Khalifa Haftar really that powerful? After an EU delegation was humiliated by the commander in control of large swaths of eastern Libya, Euronews explores Haftar’s fall, then rise to power and who is helping him maintain it. 17/07/2025
Europe News Should the European Union hold talks with Khalifa Haftar? Officially, Brussels is cooperating with the government of national unity based in Tripoli. However, exchanges are also taking place with General Khalifa Haftar, who controls large swaths of Libya's east. The last visit turned into a fiasco. 11/07/2025
Greece Greece approves suspension of asylum claims for migrant sea arrivals The suspension passed by a vote of 177-74 despite fierce opposition from left-wing parties, which unsuccessfully challenged the amendment as unconstitutional. 11/07/2025
Europe News EU leaders agree new delegation to Libya after diplomats' expulsion The expulsion of EU diplomats risks complicating efforts to prevent a wave of irregular migration from Libya to Europe this summer. 10/07/2025
Europe News Hundreds of migrants moved to Greek mainland as Libyan arrivals surge Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece would suspend asylum processing for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa for three months. 10/07/2025
Europe News Exclusive: EU delegation ejected from Libya after diplomatic 'trap' A diplomatic row in Benghazi may have been part of a calculated move by Libya's Khalifa Haftar to pressure the EU into recognising the eastern government, a source familiar with the matter revealed to Euronews. 10/07/2025
Greece Greece suspends asylum claims for migrants coming from Africa by sea Greece continues to be a key entry point to the EU for people escaping conflict and hardship in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. 09/07/2025
Europe News Migration Commissioner expelled from Libya as 'persona non grata' The incident comes amid a new surge of departures of irregular migrants from Libya to Southern Europe. 08/07/2025
Europe News EU and Greece to press Libya on migrant crossings as numbers surge The UN refugee agency said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020. 01/07/2025
No Comment Crete sees sharp migrant increase via new sea route Greece is deploying naval forces to Crete's southern shores as migrant arrivals from Libya soar, with over 7,300 migrants landing this year. Shelters are overwhelmed. 27/06/2025
Greece Greece to deploy navy ships off Libya to curb irregular migration Greece saw a spike in migrant arrivals last week, with 731 migrants arriving on the islands of Crete and Gavdos in a 24 hour period. 23/06/2025