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France

Human rights report denounces French police 'abuse' of Calais migrants

The report accuses the police of mass evictions, harassment, and restricting access to humanitarian assistance for migrants on the northern French coast.

Italy

St Ambroeus: Milan football club integrating migrants into society

St Ambroeus is the first football team in Milan made up of refugees and migrants from outside the EU, and affiliated with the Italian Football Federation.

Belarus

Belarus will refuse to take back migrants until the EU lifts sanctions

The vote on Monday formalises the move that was announced by Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko in June.

Spain

Eleven bodies recovered off Spain's Balearic Islands

Authorities said that three people had been rescued and 11 bodies recovered after a sailboat was reported west of Cabrera.

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An Italian offshore supply vessel on Saturday rescued 65 migrants

An Italian offshore supply vessel on Saturday rescued 65 migrants, including women and children, traveling from Libya to Europe on a crowded, wooden boat.

Lithuania

In Lithuania, both anti-migrant rhetoric - and solutions - harden

Hungary and other states hostile to migrants and refugees are waiting to see whether the EU will act as Lithuania flaunts European law.

Albania

Albania cracks down on migrant arrivals via new Balkan route to the EU

Police data show Albania has seen a rise in arrests for illegal entry this year, as numbers of migrants trying to reach Albania have skyrocketed.

Italy

Italy: Outcry at jail term for pro-migrant ex-mayor Domenico Luccano

The Calabrian town of Riace had become a symbol of the reception of migrants while Domenico Lucano was mayor.

United Kingdom

UK staff shortages 'could last for two years', CBI warns

UK's CBI warns staff shortages could last for two years, as businesses call for more visas to be given to low-skilled workers.

France

France slashes visas for Maghreb countries over illegal migration

France has been criticised by northwest African countries for cutting the number of visas available to citizens from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

Italy

Hundreds of migrants arrive in Lampedusa by boat

Lampedusa has a housing complex for migrants who reach the island after rescue from unseaworthy boats.

World News

Poland seeks to extend state of emergency on Belarus border

`Poland's interior minister said on Monday it would seek to extend the state of emergency in force along the border with Belarus. But rights groups view the measure as unjustified, noting that it allows the authorities to act without any oversight in the border area.

Poland

Fifth migrant dies at Poland-Belarus border as UN calls for protection

Thousands of migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have crossed or attempted to cross the EU border from Belarus in recent months.

Greece

New migrant centre opens on the Greek island of Samos

Migrants have told Euronews conditions are better at the new facility but NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was "nothing more than a prison for people whose only crime is seeking safety".

United Kingdom

Anger as UK mistakenly shares personal data of 250 Afghan interpreters

Many of them are still in hiding in Afghanistan, waiting to be resettled to the UK.

Greece

Fire breaks out at Greek migrant camp, forcing evacuation

The migrants are being transferred to a brand new €43 million facility.

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Migrants crossing Rio Grande to US border from Mexico

Migrants, many of them Haitian, crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico, heading towards the US border city of Del Rio, as Texas State Troopers watch on.

United Kingdom

UK plan to send migrant boats back to France 'inhumane', critics say

France says it will not tolerate any flouting of international law, following reports that UK Border Force staff are to receive training on how to turn back migrant boats before they reach the English coast.

Lithuania

Lithuania must not push back Afghan refugees to Belarus, says court

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Lithuania not to push back five Afghan refugees stranded on the border with Belarus.

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Euroviews. It was harrowing getting our NGO and staff out of Afghanistan | View

"Evacuees ran the gamut of human experience—from a two-month-old baby to a septuagenarian using a wheelchair."