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Salvini vows end to "human cargo" as migrants reach Sicily

Salvini vows end to "human cargo" as migrants reach Sicily

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Asylum applications in the EU fell by 44% in 2017

A new report by the European Asylum Support Office reveals that applications for asylum in the EU have almost halved. This is the second year in a row that the number of asylum seekers in the EU have fallen, but the inflow remains higher than the pre-crisis levels of 2014.

Spain

Spain welcomes migrants as the Aquarius docks in Valencia

The ship was one of three carrying over 600 migrants

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Watch: Aquarius migrants reach European soil - but what next?

Rescue boat Aquarius, which saved over 629 people from Libyan waters, has reached Valencia in Spain where it has finally docked. But what is next for the migrants aboard?

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Spain

Watch: Which three documents were given to Aquarius migrants in Spain?

As the Aquarius rescue ship docked in Spain, flanked by two other Italian boats, the migrants on board were given a choice, represented by three forms.

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Aquarius: What now for the migrants?

Aquarius: What now for the migrants?

Spain

Watch: Aquarius migrants express their joy at arriving in Spain

Migrants that were on board the Aquarius rescue ship told Euronews' Anelise Borges of their relief at disembarking the vessel in Valencia, Spain.

Spain

Valencia prepares to welcome migrant ship

The Spanish port of Valencia is making last-minute preparations to receive the 630 migrants aboard the Aquarius and two Italian vessels.

Italy

Italians march in solidarity with migrant workers

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Rome on Saturday calling for greater rights for migrant workers.

Spain

At least four dead as hundreds more people rescued from Mediterranean

Spain's maritime rescue service said on Friday it picked up 471 people from more than 50 boats trying to cross from North Africa.

World News

Euroviews. SOS Méditerranée: the forced odyssey of the Aquarius is a wake-up call

SOS Méditerranée urges European leaders and civil society: the forced odyssey of the Aquarius is a wake-up call

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Drifting ship and bickering states: EU torn over migrants' fate

As a humanitarian vessel turned away by Italy and Malta heads to Spain, questions hang over the future of migrant rescue missions in the Mediterranean.

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Migrants, including mothers and babies, arrive in Sicily

Italy's coast guard says its ship Diciotti has brought 932 migrants to shore in Catania, Sicily, as a diplomatic standoff continues over Italy's refusal to let another rescue ship dock.

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Inside the Aquarius as it sets sail for Spain

The voyage has been wrought with drama and difficulty: The Mediterranean crossing between North Africa and Europe is dangerous – more than 600 people have died so far this year while attempting to cross it.

Hungary

People-smugglers jailed for 25 years over 71 migrant deaths

The convicted men left the migrants to suffocate inside a truck they abandoned at the side of a motorway in Austria

France

Emmanuel Macron and Italian PM Giuseppe Conte patch up differences

Emmanuel Macron will welcome the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte today at the Elysée Palace. The meeting takes place despite tensions between the two countries over the issue of migrants in recent days.

World News

France-Italy: a diplomatic storm is brewing

A diplomatic spat over the fate of those on board the Aquarius is threatening Franco-Italian relations.

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Migration dispute escalates between France and Italy

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WATCH: Exclusive update from the Aquarius

Euronews reporter Anelise Borges has an exclusive update from the Aquarius

Spain

Port of Valencia prepares for human cargo

Valencia is the biggest commercial port in the Mediterranean, and the fifth biggest in Europe. But it's facing a very different challenge.