brussels bureau New EU migration pact aims to increase member state contributions The long-overdue migration and asylum policy is set to be unveiled with mandatory measures on how to manage migration. 23/09/2020
Germany Thousands protest in Germany to demand EU action over Moria migrants The aunt of Alan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian boy who drowned in the Mediterranean in 2015, joined protesters in Berlin to urge politicians to act. 20/09/2020
Italy NGO blasts Italy's blockade of its migrant rescue ship as 'political' The vessel was detained in the port of Palermo for 11 hours for an inspection the NGO Seawatch International called "arbitrary." 20/09/2020
Greece Displaced migrants on Lesbos protest in wake of fire at Moria camp Over 12,000 people were left homeless after fires on Tuesday and Wednesday gutted the Moria camp in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown. 12/09/2020
Germany Moria camp fire: France and Germany urge EU states to welcome migrants Berlin and Paris announced on Thursday that they will welcome unaccompanied minors following a devastating fire at the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. They urged other member states to follow suit. 10/09/2020
View It’s time the EU ended the cynical stalling game endangering lives in the Mediterranean ǀ View 07/09/2020
Italy Authorities move hundreds of migrants from crowded Lampedusa centre The move aimed to relieve some of the severe overcrowding at the centre, although it remains hugely oversubscribed. 06/09/2020
Europe Alan Kurdi anniversary: Migrant children 'worse off' than 5 years ago Five years ago, the picture of three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up dead on a Turkish beach shocked the world. Nevertheless, refugee and migrant children are "often worse off" now than in 2015, says Save the Children. 02/09/2020
Greece Seven dead in Greece as car carrying migrants crashes into roadworks The migrants were believed to have recently entered the country when the crash happened, according to police. 05/08/2020
the global conversation UNHCR warns social and economic consequences of pandemic may be worse than health impact Filippo Grandi says refugees who live in a precarious situation are likely to be among the first to suffer, if the pandemic causes a global recession. 10/04/2020
View Without continued aid, the next migrant crisis will be people fleeing coronavirus not war ǀ View 31/03/2020
brussels bureau The Brief: Trump flight ban, foreign policy report card Europe is reeling from the news of the US president's flight ban. Ursula's planned trip to Greece is put on hold due to coronavirus and at 100 days in office, we look at Team Ursula's foreign policy performance. 12/03/2020
