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EU Prize: Italian family wins European Citizen's award for migrants hosting model

In the small town of Camalò, near Treviso in northeastern Italy, Antonio Calò and his wife Nicoletta three years ago decided to host six African migrants and help them start a new life in their country.The experience turned into a hosting model that this year won the European Citizen’s prize.

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Rome, Berlin, Vienna in migrant deal

Interior ministers Matteo Salvini of Italy, Horst Seehofer of Germany and Herbert Kickl of Austria said after talks in Innsbruck that an "axis of the willing" led by Vienna, Berlin and Rome would curb migrant departures.

Italy

Italian coast guard intervenes in migrant rescue 'to save crew'

The vessel says that when it moved to meet the Libyan coast guard, migrants threatened the crew, pushing them and making "cut your throat" gestures.

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Activists spell 'Europe kills' with life jackets after ship seized

Activists made it known they did not approve of the Maltese court's decision to seize its rescue ship Lifeline.

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EU not honouring commitments to help rescue migrants: Libyan official

The EU has not “fulfilled any commitments” to provide the Libyan Coast Guards with equipment to help stem the flow of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, a spokesman for the Libyan Navy said Wednesday.

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Migrants aboard aid ship share hopes as they head to Spain

The mood was light aboard the Open Arms on Tuesday as it sailed towards Spain carrying 60 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya on June 30.

Libya

More than 200 migrants drown in first 3 days of July

More than 200 migrants drown in first 3 days of July

World News

Dozens missing as boat capsizes off coast of Libya

Dozens of migrants are missing in the coast off Libya. Their boat capsized about 31 kilometres from the capital Tripoli. While 41 people have been rescued, 170 are thought to still be missing in the Mediterranean Sea since Friday.

Germany

As it happened: Monday, July 2

The latest news and updates as they happened this morning.

Germany

Merkel coalition under threat

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s hopes of resolving a political crisis in her ruling coalition have suffered a blow, with details of a European Union deal on migrants already being called into question.

Italy

NGO boats to be blocked ‘all summer’ from Italian ports

NGO rescue boats will not be allowed to port or refuel in Italy “all summer”, according to the Italian Interior Minister and Deputy PM Matteo Salvini.

Belgium

After Brussels summit agreement divisions are already being exposed

Despite the agreement on migration reached at the Brussels summit, there are signs of continuing divisions with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Salvini saying that migrants saved by NGO boats will not be allowed into Italy

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Will migration measures heal EU fault lines?

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Done deal: but is the EU really united on migration? #GME takes a look

Today on Good Morning Europe there has been A LOT going on! Our main story was, you guessed it, the migration agreement that was finally reached at the crunch EU summit in Brussels. We covered it live from Brussels and beyond.

World News

As it happened this morning: Friday 29 June

As it happened this morning: Friday 29 June.

Belgium

Brussels summit could make or break German Chancellor Angela Merkel

The case of the Aquarius migrant ship brought European divisions over migration sharply into focus

World News

EU Summit - Can EU leaders find a solution on the topic of migration?

It's a controversial topic for many EU nations. But three years in to the refugee crisis, it's threatening to tear Europe apart, can EU leaders find a solution before it's too late?

Spain

Hundreds of migrants arrive at Tarifa

Hundreds of migrants have been rescued by the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service. The migrants were taken to a makeshift migrant reception centre in Tarifa.

World News

"We do not have a migration problem in Europe", Amnesty tells #GME

"We do not have a migration problem in Europe. No European country is in the top number of countries hosting refugees. This is a political tactic to divert attention from the real economic and social issues within the EU." Amnesty International Advocacy Director, Iverna McGowan, talks migration.

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Europe's Dublin dilemma