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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Hungary

Hungary and Slovakia back tough stance on migrants

The leaders of Hungary and Slovakia have backed Italy’s decision to refuse entry to more than 600 people rescued in the Mediterranean at the weekend.

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Aerial shot of migrants aboard Aquarius rescue vessel in Mediterranean

Aid group SOS Mediterranee says it is transferring some of the 629 migrants rescued at sea to Italian ships to continue the journey to Spain where the prime minister has offered safe harbour.

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SOS Méditerranée says "Italy can't do the job alone"

"Italy can't do the job alone" says the humanitarian organisation SOS Méditerranée

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Migrants being rescued by Aquarius

629 migrants were picked up by one vessel in the Mediterranean over the weekend.

Italy

Migrant crisis: Italian politicians hail 'a new beginning'

Italian politicians have welcomed Spain's offer to take in 629 rescued migrants, saying it marks a turning point in Europe's response to the migrant crisis.