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Greece

Brussels allocates €276M to Greece for migrant camps on its islands

About 40,000 people currently live in overcrowded facilities on Greek islands.

World

Migrants protesting in Paris call for safe housing

Migrants in Paris held a protest last night at the heart of the French capital - calling on the government to provide more stable housing while they wait for their applications to be processed.

Spain

Migrants stuck in Spain's Canary Islands say camps are unfit

More than 23,000 people from Morocco and West Africa arrived on the resort archipelago in the past year as authorities cracked down on previously popular routes on the Mediterranean.

United Kingdom

UK asylum overhaul seeks to restrict Channel migrants' claim rights

Home Secretary Priti Patel's plan to make it harder for people entering the UK by unauthorised routes to claim asylum has been branded 'inhumane' by the Red Cross.

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Cinema

Dutch-directed 'Shadow Game' offers insight into plight of refugees

'Shadow Game', by two Dutch directors, follows the trials and tribulations of migrants as young as 14 fleeing war, famine and oppression to start new lives in Europe. It also features a mobile game and an interactive web documentary series.

World News

Europe must share the burden of migrant flow, say EU border nations

“We can no longer be punished for our geographical position,” Malta's Byron Camilleri said Saturday, summing up his position and that of his colleagues from Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain.

Slovenia

Suffocating migrants rescued from tiny, airless compartment in truck

They were found hidden in a truck at the Slovenia-Croatia border.

Italy

UN and IOM call for Europe to resume search and rescue

UN data shows that out of the 3,800 people who arrived in Italy by sea this year, 2,527 departed from Libya.

Austria

Refugee home in Austria saved by former resident

A former resident of a refugee home in Austria has saved it from developers.

Malta

Open Arms rescues over 100 more migrants from Mediterranean off Libya

The Spanish NGO says it has now rescued 146 migrants off the coast of Libya in recent days, taking them to safety in Sicily.

Belgium

Belgian police officer sentenced over death of two-year-old migrant

A Belgian police officer who fatally shot Mawda Shawri during a high-speed chase has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and given a one-year suspended prison sentence.

World

Calais migrants willing to risk freezing temperatures to cross channel

Authorities have opened emergency shelters where the migrants can get a hot meal and a bed for the night. Local NGOs claim little information has been made available about sites and say migrants won't use them if they are located too far from crossing sites.

World News

UK praised for making COVID-19 vaccine available to migrants

"Until everybody is safe, nobody is safe," the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies tells Euronews.

Guatemala

Guatemala: US ending accord that sent asylum seekers back

Biden’s team had earlier said he would work quickly to undo the policy instituted by former president Donald Trump that became known as “deportation with a layover.”

Austria

Tension grows in Austria over the deportation of three young girls

The governing coalition is being criticised for expelling children who are considered to be "well-integrated", including a 12-year-old girl born in Austria.

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.

Libya

Migrant shipwreck off Libyan coast leaves at least 43 dead, says UN

The shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea is the first maritime disaster in 2021 involving migrants and refugees seeking better lives in Europe.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia: Hundreds of migrants grappling with freezing temperatures

Some migrants have been sleeping rough for months while attempting to cross into Croatia multiple times.

Cyprus

Cyprus: Brawl at overcrowded migrant camp injures over two dozen

The large brawl involved nationals from Syria and several African countries at an overcrowded migrant reception camp outside of Cyprus’ capital Nicosia.

Europe News

EU's border agency Frontex probed over migrant pushback claims

The investigation comes after MEPs called for Frontex's director to resign over alleged migrant pushbacks.