Migrant Crisis | Euronews

English

World News

Increasing anger treatment of migrants by some EU countries

A protest was held in Athens to bring attention to the increasingly hostile treatment of migrants by some EU countries

Hungary

Euroviews. Three takeaways from the Salvini-Orbán meeting | View

The recent meeting between Viktor Orbán and Matteo Salvini created widespread speculations that the two politicians will run a joint political platform and totally change the political landscape in Europe. Is it really going to happen? It is highly unlikely, and here are the reasons why.

Germany

Over 1,000 gather at right-wing rally in eastern Germany's Chemnitz

Far-right rallies have sparked mob violence in Germany this week

Austria

Asylum seekers in Austria to be denied apprenticeships

Austria is set to ban asylum-seekers from taking up vacant training spaces while their claims are still being assessed.

ADVERTISEMENT

Venezuela

Venezuela exodus: 'It may surpass the Syrian migrant crisis'

As thousands of people leave Venezuela because of the deepening economic crisis, Euronews maps out where the migrants are going headed — and how it's affected the countries receiving them.

Venezuela

Venezuelans request asylum in Peru as UN warns of a 'crisis moment'

Hundreds of Venezuelans have requested asylum in Peru, just hours after the country tightened its entry requirements, while UN's migration agency says Venezuela is heading for the same refugee "crisis moment" seen in the Mediterranean in 2015.

Italy

8 laws Italy may be violating over Diciotti migrant standoff

Migrants onboard the Diciotti have been denied permission to disembark from the Italian port of Catania by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. According to Italian lawyers and judicial members — the move breaks eight international laws.

Italy

Italy threat to pull EU funding

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio says his country could refuse to pay EU contributions if Brussels does not change it's attitude on the migrant issue

Italy

Europe briefing: 7 stories to know about today

Here are the latest news and updates as they happened this morning.

Italy

Italy allows 29 young people aboard the Diciotti to disembark

The fate of the remaining 148 asylum seekers is still uncertain. Prosecutors say “they require urgent medical assistance.... the situation onboard is critical.”

Italy

Italy lets in all child migrants from coastguard ship

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has allowed all child migrants on a coastguard ship that docked in the port of Catania on Monday into Italy.

Italy

Passengers not allowed to disembark after Diciotti docks in Sicily

The Italian interior minister, Matteo Salvini said on Italian TV: “The ship may land in Italy, as long as the 177 migrants are distributed, in a spirit of solidarity by the EU.”

Italy

Italy demands sanctions on Malta in a growing row over migrant boats

Italian interior Minister Matteo Salvini says that unless other European countries take in their fare share of the 177 migrants stranded on an Italian coast guard ship, they'll be returned to Libya.

Italy

Italy says Malta should be sanctioned

Italy says Malta should be sanctioned over its actions regarding the Diciotti coast guard ship while Malta accuses Italy of deliberately picking up 177 migrants in Maltese waters to prevent them reaching Italian waters

Germany

Hamburg sells unused housing for refugees on eBay

The German city of Hamburg is selling small housing it purchased to welcome refugees after arrival numbers plummeted.

Germany

Greece is latest country to reach migrant deal with Germany

Germany has reached a deal on migrants with Greece to help reduce the number of migrants it takes in who have already applied for asylum in other EU countries

World News

A one-time deal sees the migrant rescue boat to a safe harbour with 14

The Rescue ship Aquarius will dock in Malta today after six EU countries reached a deal to take in 141 people stranded on board. Germany, France, Spain, Luxembourg and Portugal have all agreed to receive migrants from the boat.

World News

Europe briefing: 4 stories to know about today

All the latest European news to know about on Wednesday.

Germany

What happened in the German-Spanish migrant deal? Euronews answers

Euronews' correspondent tells you all you need to know about the Germany-Spain migrant deal.

Spain

Sanchez & Merkel agree on 'shared vision' for migrant crisis

The leaders met in Andalucia, agreeing to prioritise a 'fair distribution', with German determined to stop so-called 'second-hand migration' into its country.