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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.

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.

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.

Greece

2018 review: struggles continue for migrants and locals in Lesbos

2018 review: struggles continue for migrants and locals in Lesbos

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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

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.

Inspire Africa

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

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.

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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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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US border guards fire tear gas on migrants protesting in Mexico

US border guards fire tear gas on migrants protesting in Mexico

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.

Spain

Migrant rescue ship stranded in Spain, awaits signature to set sail

A Spanish migrant rescue ship has been docked for over two months, waiting for authorities to grant it the last signature it needs to take to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Migrants scramble onto trailer in Mexico en route to northern border

Migrants scrambled to get on the back of a trailer in the central Mexican state of Queretaro on Sunday (November 11), en route to the United States to seek asylum north of the border.

Europe News

'Solidarity is not a crime', Brussels demo for migrant hosts

Demonstrations have taken place outside a Brussels courthouse as a trial opened over hosting migrants, their message solidarity is not a crime. Twelve people are charged with human trafficking and criminal organisation for sheltering undocumented migrants in Belgium.

Germany

Germans launch fashion label which makes bags from migrant dinghies

German friends launch a sustainable fashion label that produces trendy handbags out of used dinghies.

World

Croatian border guards crack down on people smugglers

Croatia is the entry point for these migrants hoping to find a better life inside of the EU. The country is hoping to fulfil technical criteria to be allowed to join the border-free Schengen travel area by the end of the year. If successful they will join the Schengen zone the year after.