Italy

Alert in Mediterranean: NGO loses contact with 47 'panicked' migrants

Alarm Phone has urged for those aboard the missing boat to be rescued immediately amid ‘extremely dangerous’ weather conditions.

12 March 2023

World News

Meloni cabinet approves decree for new trafficking law

The proposed law would punish human traffickers with up to 30 years in prison. It would also target those who finance smuggling operations.

9 March 2023

United Kingdom

EU concern over UK's proposed migrant crackdown

The British Prime Minister's plans to crack down on illegal immigration must comply with international law. That's the verdict of the EU Commission and interior ministers meeting in Brussels.

9 March 2023

United Kingdom

UK government defends law barring 'illegal' English channel migrants

Critics have blasted the plans as unworkable, unethical and illegal.

7 March 2023

United Kingdom

UK government to introduce legislation to deport Channel migrants

The UK government is set to announce a bill that will bar asylum claims by anyone who reaches Britain illegally.

6 March 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.

5 March 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 February 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 February 2023

Lithuania

'Bodies in the forest': Missing migrants worry activists

Lithuania’s government recently approved controversial legislation to formalise pushbacks as an official policy at the Belarus border.

25 January 2023

Europe News

Brussels unveils plan to boost returns of irregular migrants

An irregular migrant is defined as a person who does not meet the requirements to enter or remain in the EU.

24 January 2023

Austria

UN concerns over reporting of human trafficking and other crimes

The United Nations says a decrease in the reported numbers of human trafficking and other crimes is in reality masking a much bigger problem

24 January 2023

Europe News

Expectations for migration deal low as Stockholm starts EU presidency

Sweden's government is propped up by the far-right and anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats.

12 January 2023

Mexico

'Three Amigos' wrap up North American Leaders' Summit

US President Joe Biden, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they met for the summit.

11 January 2023

World News

Rescue comes at Italy mulls stricter rules for rescuers

European charity SOS Mediterranée said its Ocean Viking vessel has rescued 113 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea.

27 December 2022

World

Review of the Year: Irregular border crossings on the rise in Europe

Some 281,000 crossings were logged in the European Union from the start of the year until the end of October via land and sea routes – a 77% increase from 2021

21 December 2022

World News

The UK vows to clear backlog of asylum-seekers and to return Albanians

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Tuesday to clear a backlog of asylum-seeker applications as he announced new measures aimed at curbing the number of migrants reaching the U.K. by crossing the English Channel on small boats.

13 December 2022

Italy

Rescue ships carrying some 500 migrants dock in Italy

Two humanitarian boats, carrying a total of 509 migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean, arrived at Italian ports on Sunday, after days on rough seas.

11 December 2022

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Watch: More than 145 migrants rescued at sea arrive in Lampedusa

Another 149 migrants, including 17 minors, arrived in Lampedusa after being rescued by a patrol boat. Egyptians, Syrians, Bengalis, Palestinians, and Pakistanis traveled on an 11-metre vessel that set sail from Sfax, Tunisia.

8 December 2022

World News

Italy's refusal of migrant rescue ship a 'nasty gesture', says France

France has called for "European initiatives" to get a tighter grip on external borders.

18 November 2022

Europe News

Belgian asylum system unable to cope as refugees struggle for shelter

A large influx of asylum seekers arriving in the country has meant reception centres have no more room to spare.

17 November 2022