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Migrants sent to deserted Danish island still have 'human rights'

In a debate on Euronews' Raw Politics show, guests debated whether Denmark's new policy that sets to send foreign criminals to a deserted island was morally right or not.

World News

Migrants stuck at sea for 10 days disembark in Malta

The 12 migrants were rescued in international waters off the coast of Libya by a small Spanish fishing boat.

My Europe Series

'Western Balkan route' for migrants, refugees stuck at borders

Thousands of migrants are stranded in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the border with Croatia. As the winter closes in, the external border of the European Union is inching towards a humanitarian emergency. Around 21,000 migrants have taken this route seeking safe refuge in the EU.

Morocco

Euroviews. Can the EU turn migration into an opportunity? | View

With effective management mechanisms at a global and regional level, migration could be rendered a source of prosperity instead of a source of conflict.

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Germany

Germany offers year of rent to asylum seekers who return home

The German Interior Ministry's latest repatriation campaign has drawn criticism.

Germany

CDU politicians stir controversy with asylum, gay marriage remarks

Two high ranking members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party made controversial comments on immigration and gay marriage.

United Kingdom

Lack of UK Border Force vessels exposes British coastlines

“Two cutters for the whole coastline is frankly ridiculous. We need more investment so the whole border is secure,” MP Charlie Elphicke told Euronews.

World News

Italians search for migrants lost at sea

Italian rescuers have pulled two bodies from the sea as the search for another eight missing migrants continues off the coast of Sardinia

USA

US seeks to deny asylum to migrants who enter country illegally

US seeks to deny asylum to migrants who enter country illegally

Belgium

Brussels protesters support 12 on trial for helping migrants

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside a Brussels courthouse on Wednesday to show support for 12 people on trial for helping undocumented migrants.

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Italian government wins confidence vote on controversial security bill

The Italian coalition government has won a confidence vote over proposed security legislation that would make asylum applications more difficult.

Spain

At least 17 migrants die trying to reach Spain from north Africa

Rescue workers are searching for survivors after at least 17 migrants died trying to reach Spain from north Africa.

The Cube

Italian woman stands-up to anti-immigrant comments on metro | #TheCube

An Italian woman stood-up to a man shouting anti-immigrant comments on an Italian metro. A video of the confrontation has gone viral.

World

Donald Trump ramps up the immigration rhetoric before midterms

The US President is ramping up the rhetoric- Just days away from the midterms, Donald Trump is running a campaign that starts and ends with immigration. He's pledged he will change asylum laws to keep more people out of the country, and said migrants throwing rocks at border police could be shot at.

Mexico

Central American migrants reject Mexico's offer of asylum

Most of the migrants in the caravan, who are from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, say they'll continue heading north towards the United States.

World

Niger a hub for migrants travelling to and from Europe

Niger is a migration hub for those trying to reach Europe through Libya, as well as a laboratory for Europe’s remote control migration policy. As efforts to keep people from travelling to Europe step up, the effects are seen on the ground in Agadez, Niger.

World

Trump ramps up anti-immigration rhetoric as 'caravan' heads for U.S.

As thousands of Central American migrants make their way through Mexico and towards the U.S. border, Donald Trump has seized the opportunity to ramp up his rhetoric on illegal immigration.

World

Two dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast

Around 20 migrants were rescued just off the coast of Turkey near the city of Bodrum early yesterday morning almost immediately after they had set off, likely for the nearby Greek island of Kos. Two children were pronounced dead in hospital shortly after the rescue.

Guatemala

Caravan of Central American migrants halted at Mexico border

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the caravan must be stopped before it reaches the United States,

Italy

Italian city denies immigrant children access to meal subsidies

An NGO has raised funds to pay for school lunches and bus fees for children of immigrant parents after an Italian city barred them from accessing the subsidies.