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Lithuania

European Union hits back at Belarus over 'illegal migration'

European Council President Charles Michel has reiterated that "Lithuanian borders are European borders" during a press conference on Monday.

Tunisia

Tunisia: Another 21 African migrants found dead in Mediterranean

The bodies of nearly 50 migrants have been recovered from the waters off Tunisia after a series of shipwrecks in recent days, while dozens have been rescued.

Lithuania

Lithuania declares emergency over migrant arrivals from Belarus

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned that his country would retaliate against the latest EU sanctions on his regime by loosening border controls for undocumented migrants.

Libya

Caught on camera: Libyan coast guard shoots at migrant boat

The German non-governmental group Sea-Watch filmed the incident while flying over the Mediterranean in an observation mission.

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'A pathetic revenge policy': Is Belarus enabling illegal migration?

The number of people who illegally crossed into Lithuania from Belarus shot up in June following condemnation over the forced landing of a Ryanair flight to arrest a journalist.

Italy

Seven dead, nine missing after migrant boat capsizes off Lampedusa

A migrant boat carrying an estimated 60 people overturned off the island of Lampedusa just as rescue crews were arriving, authorities said.

Greece

Amnesty accuses Greece of 'systematic' policy of migrant pushbacks

Athens has disputed reports accusing Greek border police of violent returns of refugees and migrants to Turkey.

Europe News

Brexit 5 years on: UK exit 'shifted EU power balance to big nations'

Brexit forced the EU to reconsider how it is made up and the balance of power. Five years on, Brussels watchers spoke to Euronews about their views on the UK's exit.

Europe News

EU will 'react' if UK continues to make unilateral decisions on Brexit

The Chair of the European Parliament's UK Coordination Group told Euronews the EU does not want conflict with the British.

Spain

Protesters in Spain demand autonomy for Western Sahara

Protesters in Madrid end a month-long campaign to demand recognition for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as tensions rise between Morocco and Spain

Spain

Migrant tragedy: 3 dead, 4 missing as boat capsizes off Spain

The boat was approaching the shore of Órzola on the island of Lanzarote on Thursday night when it flipped a few metres from land, throwing the passengers into the water

Italy

Italian police arrest man over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in UK

Police in Italy say they have arrested a Romanian man in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a truck in the UK in 2019.

Denmark

'Shameful abdication': Denmark slammed over plan to outsource asylum

Denmark passes law to open asylum centres outside of Europe for migrant applicants.

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonian police arrest six people over migrant smuggling ring

Police in North Macedonia say they have "suppressed" a criminal ring that was smuggling Middle Eastern migrants into the country from Greece.

Greece

Greece extends COVID-19 vaccination campaign to migrants camps

Athens has faced criticism for not including asylum-seekers earlier in its vaccination campaign.

World News

Ceuta struggles to cope with influx of unaccompanied children

More than 8,000 migrants and asylum seekers crossed into the Spanish enclave in north Africa last week.

Spain

Spanish enclave of Ceuta adjusts to latest migrant influx

Residents of Ceuta confront the sudden arrival of thousands of African migrants with sympathy, and concern, others with hostility.

Greece

Euroviews. Greece's most vulnerable refugees are being denied safe shelter | View

"The closure of Kara Tepe municipal camp marks the end of an era for refugee reception in Greece."

Belgium

Dozens of migrants rescued off the coast of Belgium

Forty-nine migrants, mostly of Vietnamese origin and thought to be heading for England by boat, were rescued off the coast of Belgium on Wednesday morning, according to Bruges' prosecutor.

Tunisia

At least 50 migrants drown off Tunisian coast, authorities say

More than 50 migrants are missing after a boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, while 33 others were rescued by workers from an oil platform.