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Belgium

Migrants found alive in Belgium truck a week on from Essex tragedy

A dozen migrants were found alive in a truck in Belgium on Wednesday — a week after 39 were found dead near London.

United Kingdom

Police hunt Northern Irish brothers over 39 deaths in Essex lorry

"Finding and speaking to the Hughes brothers is crucial to our investigation," said Essex Police Detective Chief Superintendant Stuart Hooper.

World News

EU urged to act as 104 migrants 'left in limbo' aboard Ocean Viking

The situation aboard Ocean Viking puts EU's new plan to distribute migrants to the test.

France

Eight migrants found alive in UK-bound refrigerated truck at Calais

The rescued migrants, including two children were treated in hospital for "mild hypothermia".

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Greece

Syrian boy dies after migrant dinghy collides with coastguard boat

The incident took place in the night of Tuesday and Wednesday near Kos, a Greek island off the coast of Turkey.

World

Migrants from overcrowded Greek island camps transferred to mainland

The islands are close to Turkey and have seen a surge of new arrivals. The UNHCR says there are now 33,700 people living there.

Italy

More than a dozen dead after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean

More than a dozen people have died after a crowded boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean late on Sunday.

World News

Euroviews. Temporary EU agreement on Mediterranean migrants offers hope and solidarity to asylum seekers ǀ View

The shameful political game conducted by EU countries, motivated by the short-term goal of ensuring no rescue ships dock in their ports, has led to countless standoffs at sea.

Libya

UNHCR in Libya Part 4: The detention centres - the map and the stories

In February 2019, the Libyan government revealed that there were 23 detention centres operating in Libya, holding over 5,000 asylum seekers. While they are officially run by the government, in reality it is Libya’s complex patchwork of militias that are in control.

Libya

UNHCR in Libya Part 3: Former staffer blows whistle on favouritism

Euronews has been able to speak under the condition of anonymity with a former Libyan UNHCR staffer who has been working in Tripoli.

Germany

What is 'secondary migration' and how do Germany plan to control it?

German police are to intensify border checks to stop non-EU migrants from illegally crossing into the country, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced on Sunday.

Europe News

Inside the Belgian church helping to welcome migrants to Europe

For thirty years, the parish of Riches Claires in Brussels has been caring for those new to European life.

Greece

One dead as fire breaks out at Greek migrant camp on Lesbos island

A fire broke out on Sunday at a container inside a crowded refugee camp on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos close to Turkey and one person was killed, emergency services said.

France

Busts at French vineyards find over 165 suspected slaves from Bulgaria

French officials last week arrested four members of an organised crime group, three from Bulgaria, one from France, after identifying around 167 potential slaves employed by four winegrowing companies near the eastern city of Lyon, according to Europol.

Libya

Sudanese migrant shot dead after being returned to Libya

A Sudanese man was killed by a bullet would, the International Organization of Migration said.

World News

Charity ship Ocean Viking rescues 109 migrants in Mediterranean

The migrants were picked up in two separate operations off the coast of Libya, MSF, who runs the ship alongside SOS Mediterranee, said on Twitter.

World News

Charity ship Ocean Viking rescues 50 migrants from the Mediterranean

Charity ship Ocean Viking rescued 50 migrants from the Mediterranean on Sunday.

Spain

Passenger ferry rescues 18 migrants in the Mediterranean

Corsica Linea rescued the migrants off the Balearic Islands and disembarked them in Majorca.

Italy

Migrants disembark from German rescue ship seized in Italy

Migrants disembark from German rescue ship seized in Italy

World

Hundreds of people continue to head to Greece from Turkey each week

On the Greece's Aegean coast, 13 migrant boats carrying a total of 546 people arrived on the island of Lesbos in the space of about an hour on Thursday last week.