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Austria

Austria extends duration of border checks for Hungary and Slovenia

Austria cited an increase of migrants numbers as a reason to extend border checks.

World News

Greek police clash with refugees at the Macedonian border

Hundreds had arrived on Thursday hoping to cross the border into Macedonia and travel onward to northern Europe.

Italy

Rescue ship with 64 migrants onboard denied entry

The ship is currently near the Italian island of Lampedusa but Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said it should "go to Hamburg" as it is German-registered.

Libya

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The EU must look at Libya beyond the lens of curbing migration. This approach has exacerbated conflict in the country and fuelled violence and human rights abuses.

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World News

Malta's armed forces intercept tanker hijacked by migrants

The tanker, El Hiblu 1, had rescued them off the coast of Libya on Wednesday. After it was hijacked it was re-routed towards Europe.

Libya

Male migrants routinely raped too, study finds

Some of the abuse is filmed to use as ransom to the victims' families.

Italy

What's it like living in Italy as a migrant?

NBC Left Field takes a look at families who’ve already found a home in Italy and how Italians are helping them have a better life.

Italy

'The ports remain closed,' Italy's Salvini warns migrant rescue NGO

Matteo Salvini has reiterated Italy's ports are closed to migrant rescue boats after an NGO ship asked to dock.

Hungary

You might recognise the couple in this Hungarian government campaign

There is amusement in Hungary about the choice of picture.

Germany

Alleged German migrant war-criminals not investigated

Asylum-seekers who may be war-criminals have not been investigated, claims German newspaper

France

Dozens of migrants try to board cross-Channel ferry to Dover

Dozens of migrants try to board cross-Channel ferry to Dover

World

Raw Politics in full: Brexit latest and anti-vax politics

Watch Tuesday night's full episode of Raw Politics.

Hungary

Hungary accepts 'hundreds of Venezuelans with Hungarian ancestry'

Hungary's anti-migrant government has confirmed it has accepted hundreds of refugees fleeing Venezuela.

Europe News

The Brief: Migrant camps in Greece, Tusk in Ukraine and CO2 emissions

In this edition: We speak to a Greek minister about a report from the Council of Europe on the conditions in Greece's migrant camps. Donald Tusk reassures Ukraine over Europe's stance and the EU seeks to reduce CO2 emissions from trucks and buses by 2030.

United Kingdom

34 migrants intercepted in English Channel by UK Border Force

Thirty-four migrants were intercepted in the English Channel by the UK Border Force and brought into the Port of Dover early Monday morning.

World News

How can you tell the real age of an undocumented migrant?

When turning 18 can mean a migrant's asylum request is four times more likely to be refused, how can authorities find out a person's real age?

Italy

NGO ship with 47 migrants docks in Sicily ending a two-week standoff

The migrants will be sent to seven EU member states.

World News

Fewer migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean in 2018: UNHCR report

The UNHCR has warned of a likely rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of the European Parliament elections in May even though the number of migrant arrivals in Europe fell last year, to a four-year low.

United Kingdom

Singer’s shock after ‘finding two stowaways’ on her UK-bound tour bus

Amy Shark was en route from Brussels when the pair were found in the luggage compartment of her tour vehicle.

Europe News

Meet the woman Calais migrants call ‘mum’

While her neighbours have built a wall so they don’t have to look at the migrants in Calais, Brigitte Lips welcomes them into her home.