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The best photos from across Europe this week

The best photos from across Europe this week

18/06/2023

World News

UN chief urges EU to define effective migration policy

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was shocked by the news of the deadly shipwreck off the Greek coast which killed at least 78 migrants, insisting that this was not a Greek problem, but a European one.

16/06/2023

Greece

Greek residents mobilise to help survivors of deadly migrant shipwreck

Search and rescue operations continued overnight some 75 kilometres southwest of Greece’s southern Peloponnese region.

14/06/2023

Explore

Türkiye's best beaches: How to pick in a country of endless coastlines

In partnership with GoTürkiye

There’s something for every beach lover on Türkiye’s coastline. From chic to rustic, these are some of the country’s best beaches.

09/06/2023

Europe News

EU Commission calls for intensified bloc-wide naval operations

Together, the 27 EU member states manage the largest maritime exclusion zone in the world.

24/05/2023

Ocean Calls

Ocean Calls podcast: Are marine heatwaves changing the Med forever?

In partnership with The European Commission

From May to August last year, nearly the entire surface of the Mediterranean was hit by marine heatwaves. Why are the heatwaves happening, what's the impact on corals and fish, and can we do anything about it?

27/04/2023

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Italian rescuers saved more than a hundred people from small boats

More than a hundred migrants, including women and children, were rescued by the Italian coast guard, days after setting out across the sea in small boats.

23/04/2023

World News

Six minors among 55 rescued in Mediterranean by Italian charity

Another 55 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, this time by the Italian charity Emergency’s vessel “Life Support”, including six children.

16/04/2023

Ocean Calls

Ocean Calls podcast: Are Marine Protected Areas working?

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode of #OceanCalls we’re discussing if Marine Protected Areas are really working, and what can we do to improve them.

13/04/2023

World News

First quarter of 2023 deadliest in Mediterrenean since 2017, says UN

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) documented 441 migrant deaths in the Central Mediterranean in the first three months of this year.

12/04/2023

World News

Malta orders ships not to help boat with 400 people onboard

NGOs have urged authorities to step in after a vessel adrift in the Mediterranean Sea called the Alarm Phone hotline on Sunday.

10/04/2023

Malta

Rescue ship Geo Barents saves 440 migrants near Malta

The Geo Barents, a humanitarian vessel of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), rescued 440 migrants in distress in international waters off Malta on Tuesday.

05/04/2023

Europe News

Italy estimates 680K migrants might cross sea from Libya

The intelligence services assessment has sparked alarming headlines in Italy but an IOM spokesperson cautioned against the figure.

13/03/2023

Italy

More than 100 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean

More than 100 migrants, including 24 minors, arrived at the Italian port of Brindisi after they were rescued from the Mediterranean.

10/03/2023

Malta

Mediterranean countries call for more EU solidarity on migration

Ministers from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain met in Malta to push back against their EU neighbours for not voluntarily accepting asylum-seekers.

05/03/2023

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Italy shipwreck: Relatives arrive in Calabria to claim loved ones

Relatives of some of the 67 people who drowned in a shipwreck off southern Italy have arrived in Crotone, Calabria, to claim their loved ones.

01/03/2023

Europe News

Crotone shipwreck highlights EU inaction on migrant deaths at sea: NGO

At least 62 migrants died after a boat sank on Sunday off Italy's southern Calabria region.

27/02/2023

Italy

Officials fear death toll for shipwreck in Italy could top 100

Rescue workers are still looking for dozens of missing people after a boat carrying some 200 migrants crashed into rocks off the Italian coast.

27/02/2023

Italy

At least 59 dead including a baby in migrant boat tragedy off Italy

At least 59 people including a baby and other children have died after a boat attempting to land them in southern Italy broke up and sank

26/02/2023

Italy

Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; dozens dead

Bodies have washed up along the coast near the town of Crotone, in Calabria, Italy after a boat carrying over 100 migrants broke apart.

26/02/2023