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Libya

Euroviews. The EU must unite to save lives in the Mediterranean and stabilise Libya ǀ View

The EU must look at Libya beyond the lens of curbing migration. This approach has exacerbated conflict in the country and fuelled violence and human rights abuses.

World News

Malta's armed forces intercept tanker hijacked by migrants

The tanker, El Hiblu 1, had rescued them off the coast of Libya on Wednesday. After it was hijacked it was re-routed towards Europe.

Libya

Male migrants routinely raped too, study finds

Some of the abuse is filmed to use as ransom to the victims' families.

Italy

'The ports remain closed,' Italy's Salvini warns migrant rescue NGO

Matteo Salvini has reiterated Italy's ports are closed to migrant rescue boats after an NGO ship asked to dock.

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World News

Euroviews. The EU’s policies in the central Mediterranean are all at sea | View

Keen to block migration, European governments invented a work-around to circumvent their legal obligations: they gave the Libyan Coast Guard support to intercept people at sea and return them to Libya.

Spain

Hundreds of rescued migrants spend Christmas at sea

Rescued migrants en route to Spain have been keeping their Christmas spirits up amid likely difficult conditions at sea.

World

Italy hosts international conference on Libyan stabilisation

Italy hosts international conference on Libyan stabilisation.

Niger

EU policy failure & people trafficking in Niger

Europe's attempts to buy off smugglers to prevent migrants crossing the Sahara isn't working, as Niger cracks down on the business of human smuggling reports euronews' Valerie Gauriat.

World

Niger a hub for migrants travelling to and from Europe

Niger is a migration hub for those trying to reach Europe through Libya, as well as a laboratory for Europe’s remote control migration policy. As efforts to keep people from travelling to Europe step up, the effects are seen on the ground in Agadez, Niger.

World News

Rescue ship Aquarius stripped of its registration

The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of Aquarius rescue ship.

Libya

Fighting in Libya's Tripoli | Euronews answers

Heavy clashes in Libya's capital Tripoli have so far killed 47 people and wounded over 100. Euronews explains what the latest violence means.

World News

Euroviews. Migrant rescuers at sea are saving EU's dignity | View

A documentary producer speaks to Euronews about his experience accompanying the Italian Coast Guard, NGOs and Italian Red Cross for two months as they conducted rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

Italy

U.N. says migrants' return to Libya by Italian boat could be illegal

The U.N. migration agency say some of those involved in the case have made contradictory statements about where it took place, which is key to establishing migrants’ rights.

Spain

Hundreds of migrants rescued off Spain

Hundreds of migrants rescued off Spain

Spain

NGO says Libya abandoned migrants at sea

NGO says Libya abandoned migrants at sea

Europe News

Avramopoulos: Everyone shares responsibility for migrant deaths

The EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos has told Euronews that authorities on both sides of the Mediterranean must prioritise the saving of migrant lives.

Libya

Woman the sole survivor after migrant trio 'abandoned' at sea

This is the sole survivor after three migrants were abandoned in the sea off Libya, a Spanish charity has claimed.

World News

EU not honouring commitments to help rescue migrants: Libyan official

The EU has not “fulfilled any commitments” to provide the Libyan Coast Guards with equipment to help stem the flow of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, a spokesman for the Libyan Navy said Wednesday.

Spain

Second migrant ship docks in Spain

A ship run by the Spanish Proactive Open Arms charity carrying 60 migrants has arrived in Barcelona

Libya

More than 200 migrants drown in first 3 days of July

More than 200 migrants drown in first 3 days of July

Libya