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My Europe Series

State of the Union: Venezuela moves and deciphering the EU

In this edition: which way forward on Venezuela, the EU makes its move and we breakdown the week in letters and numbers.

01/02/2019

Italy

NGO ship with 47 migrants docks in Sicily ending a two-week standoff

The migrants will be sent to seven EU member states.

31/01/2019

Djibouti

As many as 130 migrants feared drowned in shipwrecks off Djibouti

It is feared that around 130 migrants have drowned in shipwrecks off Djibouti, according to the United Nations migration agency.

29/01/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: 'gilets jaunes'

Join us for the full edition of Thursday's Raw Politics show from Brussels.

24/01/2019

World

Raw Politics: Migrants head towards Malta after Italy denies entry

Just a few weeks after 49 migrants were left stranded off the coast of Malta, 47 more are on their way to the country in hopes of asylum.

24/01/2019

World

Pope intervenes in latest migrant vessel row

Pope Francis has used his Epiphany address to urge European leaders to welcome 49 migrants stranded aboard two humanitarian rescue ships in the Mediterranean.

07/01/2019

Spain

Watch: NGO rescue boat arrives in Spain carrying 311 migrants

A rescue boat run by, Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms, arrived in Spain's port of Algeciras carrying 311 migrants on Friday morning.

28/12/2018

World News

Euroviews. Criminalising sea rescues will not stop us saving lives | View

Premeditated legal charges, smears and accusations may have forced Médecins Sans Frontières and SOS MEDITERRANEE to cease their search and rescue operations, but they will not stop NGOs trying to save lives in the Mediterranean.

27/12/2018

Greece

2018 review: struggles continue for migrants and locals in Lesbos

2018 review: struggles continue for migrants and locals in Lesbos

26/12/2018

No Comment

Dozens of rescued migrants stranded at sea wait for safe port

A total of 344 migrants have been rescued at the Mediterranean Sea since Friday, December 21. While 311 migrants were retrieved off the coast of Libya by Proactiva Open Arms NGO on Friday and Saturday

24/12/2018

Spain

Rescue ship with 311 migrants refused entry to Malta and Italy

Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms has rescued 311 migrants in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Libya, it said on Saturday.

22/12/2018

World

Awa Meite sheds new light on migrant crisis [Inspire Africa]

Over a year ago, Awa Meite Van tuyl directed a documentary on Subsaharan migrants. But the Malian director chose to paint a different picture than the one so commonly showed in the media. In a 12 epis

10/12/2018

Belgium

Belgian coalition government loses majority as N-VA partners walk out

Liberals and Christian Democrats to battle on in minority with PM Charles Michel insisting his country will sign the UN Migrants Charter, the dealbreaker for the Flemish Nationalists.

09/12/2018

No Comment

US bound caravan migrants turn back as asylum process stalls

Thousands of Central American migrants spent weeks travelling north through Mexico in caravans, walking and hitching rides when possible, only for many to give up hope and turn back when they met resistance at the U.S. border.

09/12/2018

World News

Aquarius migrant ship 'forced' to end rescue operations

The Doctors Without Borders and SOS Méditerranée ship has said it has terminated its search and rescue operations due to pressure from European countries.

07/12/2018

World News

What is the UN migration pact causing political turmoil in the EU?

It has left the Belgian government fighting for survival and prompting the departure of Slovakia's foreign minister — what is the UN migration pact that is causing unexpected political unrest in the EU?

05/12/2018

My Europe Series

The new Western Balkans Route and the future of migration crisis

With the emergence of the new Western Balkans Route and continued illegal migration, how is Europe responding to the refugee crisis? Insiders’ host Sophie Claudet speaks to Gerald Knaus ‐ the founding chairman of the European Stability Initiative (ESI) think tank.

30/11/2018

World News

Euroviews. Artificial Intelligence and Populism: How to avoid a catastrophe?

Even if we are true believers in the power of technology, in the benefits of creative destruction, we should not kid ourselves: the fourth industrial revolution, if left untamed, could increase inequality, weaken the social fiber of our society, and put under threat the core of democracy and peace.

27/11/2018

No Comment

US border guards fire tear gas on migrants protesting in Mexico

US border guards fire tear gas on migrants protesting in Mexico

27/11/2018

Italy

Italian magistrates order for Aquarius migrant boat to be impounded

Italian magistrates have ordered for the MSF-operated Aquarius migrant rescue boat to be impounded.

21/11/2018