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Italy

Italy sends military to Sicily as hundreds of migrants flee quarantine

Officials have said that the migrants were found and tested negative for the coronavirus.

Cyprus

Cyprus warns migrants positive to COVID-19 may illegally cross into EU

It comes after a number of migrants who recently crossed from the breakaway north to the internationally recognised south of Cyprus tested positive to COVID-19.

Germany

German police discover 31 migrants hidden inside Turkish fruit truck

The 31 migrants were taken to a federal police station after driving for hours on top of boxes of melons.

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonian Police find 211 migrants in truck at Greek border

Authorities say 63 minors were among those discovered. Meanwhile eight others were injured when a pick-up truck carrying 32 migrants crashed on Tuesday.

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Finland

Locals muck in for Finland's summer strawberry harvest

Migrants normally make up the bulk of fruit pickers in Finland, but in this pandemic year, farmers are instead turning to locals for help.

Italy

Ocean Viking: 180 migrants begin disembarking rescue ship in Sicily

After over a week at sea, the first individuals began disembarking the Ocean Viking aid vessel at a Sicilian port late on Monday night.

Italy

Stranded Ocean Viking migrants still waiting to disembark in Sicily

Most of them have been at sea for more than a week.

World News

Ship declares state of emergency after six migrants attempt suicide

The rescue ship Ocean Viking has declared a state of emergency. There are 180 rescued migrants on board.

United Kingdom

End to EU free movement in UK closer after MPs pass immigration bill

The legislation brings to an end rules which have helped millions of EU citizens live and work in the UK, and will instead give equal rights to people from outside the bloc.

The Cube

Migrant rescue ships facing new challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic

Vessels have been forced to introduce radical changes in a bid to contain the virus among those rescued at sea.

World News

EU asylum claims drop to lowest level in 12 years amid border closures

Human rights advocates say coronavirus lockdowns have worsened the plight of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty by making many of them unable to lodge asylum applications.

Greece

'Devastating': Thousands of migrants face eviction in Greece

Athens says the move was necessary to alleviate pressure on the more than 32,500 migrants living in squalid camps on the Greek islands.

Greece

Two migrants test positive for COVID-19 in overcrowded Greek camp

Officials say the two who tested positive did not display symptoms of COVID-19. Other migrants in the facility and people who come in contact with them are being tested.

Germany

Why Germany's slaughterhouses are hot spots for the COVID-19 pandemic

Unions say much of the cheap meat on our supermarket shelves is slaughtered by migrant workers who earn low wages, live in cramped shared accommodation and operate in crowded working conditions even in the midst of a pandemic.

World News

Euroviews. Before coronavirus, Europe lacked empathy for migrants. The pandemic can teach us compassion ǀ View

The EU should provide humanitarian assistance to people stranded in countries less capable to confront the crisis, not more speedboats to contain them there.

Greece

Greece transfers almost 400 migrants from Lesbos island to mainland

This is the first massive transfer of asylum seekers from Moria camp since the start of confinement imposed by the Greek government on March 23 to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Spain

Euroviews. Countries are suspending immigration detention due to coronavirus. Let’s keep it that way ǀ View

The Spanish authorities have not suddenly had a change of heart regarding the use of immigration detention but rather recognised what activists have been saying all along – health and legal issues make the system untenable.

Greece

Greek island migrant camps 'not prepared for COVID-19'

The warning comes after Greek authorities announced that 150 people tested positive at a locked-down migrant hotel in the country’s south.

Greece

Euroviews. Using empty Greek hotels to host refugees threatened by COVID-19 is a win-win scenario ǀ View

While the first attempt to use empty hotels for quarantining a thousand of the most vulnerable migrants on the Greek islands has just been announced by the European Commission, more remains to be done.

Greece

Greek migrant camp is set alight as clashes shake Chios island

Clashes broke out on the island of Chios when rumours circulated that a woman had died from COVID-19 but blood tests proved negative.