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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 News

Europe's Dublin dilemma

World News

WATCH: EU Migration Summit - 16 leaders meet to seek solutions

16 EU leaders have gathered in Brussels for an emergency summit on migration.

Belgium

EU leaders call for joint solutions to migrant crisis

European leaders have been meeting in Brussels to try to find common ground on the migrant crisis ahead of a full EU summit this week.

Belgium

EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss migrant crisis

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says his country is committed to a joint European response on illegal migration, as EU leaders met in Brussels for an informal summit on the issue.

Spain

Migrants rescued in operations off the coast of Spain

The rescue operations come amid growing arguments over who should take the migrants

France

France and Spain call for joint European response to migrant crisis

France and Spain have proposed setting up reception centres where migrants would be held while their asylum claims are considered.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: How do you solve a problem like migration?

Italy

Euroviews. The negative image of migration portrayed in Italian newspapers

The Italian broadsheets have had difficulty in being neutral and avoiding any form of judgment in the description of events that have migrants as protagonists.

Italy

Italy to seize rescue ships in new migrant row

Italy is to seize two ships from migrant rescue charity Mission Lifeline for allegedly breaking the law, which the NGO vehemently denies.

Spain

Migrant rescue vessel Aquarius sets sail from Valencia

The crew of the ship vow to carry on their work as long as there is a need

Spain

Spanish students relocated to make room for Aquarius migrants

Around 20 students were relocated from their publicly owned residence in Alicante to make way for the arrival of migrants from the Aquarius rescue ship, according to a spokesperson for the dorm.

World News

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

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

Europe News

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

World News

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?

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.