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Malta

Captain of the Lifeline ship feels wrongly targeted

It's after a court hearing in Malta on Monday after rescuing around 230 migrants. The prosecutor says the ship was not properly registered but the groups operating both vessels deny any wrongdoing.

Malta

Lifeline captain faces Maltese charges, released on bail

Claus-Peter Reisch, captain of rescue vessel Lifeline, was charged by Maltese courts on Monday for lacking proper registration for the boat when it entered Malta waters last week.

World News

Seehofer in CSU divisions

A shown down over migration has thrown the German coalition government into crisis mode.

Libya

345 migrants rescued near Tripoli, over 100 missing

Libyan coastguard patrol rescued 345 migrants from three boats near Qarabulli on Friday. One hundred others are believed to be drowned after another boat capsized east of the capital.

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World News

Feeling good: positive stories from the week

Here's a roundup of some of the brightest stories from the week to cheer up your Friday

Italy

Italy says migrant deal means it is no longer alone

Italy had threatened to veto the whole EU summit agenda unless it received the help it had requested on the migration issue

World News

Migrants: MSF responds to Macron's criticism

In the past few days several European leaders - namely, French President Emmanuel Macron and Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat - have criticised rescue vessels and NGO's for disobeying authorities, and exacerbating the refugee crisis.Listen to an interview with MSF Humanitarian Affairs Advisor

Spain

An insight into the migrant rescue onboard the Aquarius

Euronews reporter Anelise Borges summarises the week on board the rescue ship, the Aquarius.

Germany

Merkal's political future could be decided by migrant issue

Chancellor Angela Merkel told the German parliament that the current migrant issue is a defining moment for the EU. It is also bringing Merkel into conflict with her own government

Malta

Migrants on Lifeline ship arrive in Malta

After being stranded out at sea on the Lifeline ship for almost a week, over two hundred (234) migrants are finally on land at Malta. It's after Italy refused to let the ship dock.

Malta

Lifeline migrant ship still awaiting approval to dock in Malta

The Lifeline rescue ship has not been given official authorisation to dock in Malta, the aid group told Euronews.

Malta

Lifeline ship carrying 230 migrants awaits approval to dock in Malta

A day after news broke that Malta would allow to Lifeline migrant vessel to dock on its shores, the vessel says it has still received no approval.

World News

Salvini pitches migrant centres in North Africa

Italian Interior Minister says he wants to set up centres to the south of Libya intercept migrant before they can make it to the coast, cutting them off at their source.

Italy

Maersk cargo ship granted permission to dock in Italy

Maersk cargo ship granted permission to dock in Italy in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Libya

Nearly a thousand migrants returned to Libya by coastguard

Nearly a thousand migrants returned to Libya by coastguard.

World News

As it happened this morning: Monday, June 25

Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as they happen this morning.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The forgotten Balkan Route

Many are stranded in bottlenecks on the Balkan borders as they try to travel on to Western Europe

France

Students given 12 hours to clear out dorms for Aquarius migrants

Around 20 students who were relocated from their publicly-owned residence in Alicante, Spain, to make way for the arrival of migrants from the Aquarius rescue ship, told Euronews they had 12 hours to evacuate.

World News

Migrant numbers to developed countries falls

The number of migrants heading to developed countries has fallen for the first time in 7 years, according to the OECD.

Italy

Italian rescue boat with over 900 migrants arrives in Sicily

The Italian coast guard ship, Diciotti, has arrived in Catania with 932 migrants and two bodies on board.