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Syrian refugees lose landmark case against Frontex in EU General Court

A historic case brought by a family of Syrian refugees against Frontex, the EU's border guard agency, has been dismissed by the bloc's General Court in a major blow for human rights defenders.

Belgium

Why it's often men who make the migration journey to Europe

As Belgium says it will no longer provide shelter for single men seeking asylum, an expert explains the background to many journeys.

Europe News

EU and Tunisia must stem migration, but respect human rights - Weber

The EU must work with Tunisia to bring the number of illegal migrants down while respecting their right to human dignity, the leader of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, told Euronews.

Lithuania

Loss and longing: The struggle to repatriate migrant bodies

When someone dies trying to enter Europe, family and friends often face the agonising task of bringing their remains back home for burial.

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Niger

Thousands of migrants who tried to reach Europe caught in Niger's coup

Sahr John Yambasu watched people die at sea and abandoned his journey but is among thousands who can't return home as borders closed following the coup in Niger.

Greece

Greek authorities rescue nearly 60 migrants from boats in Aegean Sea

Interceptions have greatly reduced the number of migrant arrivals in Greece, but with intense criticism of potential risk to people following dangerous Mediterranean migration routes.

Senegal

Fishing town prays for those who died on treacherous journey to Europe

There's sadness and anger after dozens of people who set out in a boat searching for a new life are believed dead.

France

French police investigate Channel shipwreck that killed at least six

An overcrowded vessel attempting to cross from France to UK capsized this week, ending with the death of several Afghan exiles.

Poland

Polish government plans referendum to reject illegal immigrants

Provisionally planned for the same day as this October's election, the referendum is a poke in the eye to another EU-wide policy as Warsaw and Brussels clash over Poland's alleged democratic erosion.

World News

The week in pictures: extreme heat, floods, and rocket launches

The best pictures from across Europe this week

Greece

One man's desperate search for his son lost in a migrant shipwreck

Mohamad Diab - one of many relatives still searching for news of their loved ones - refuses to believe his son is dead.

World News

English channel rescue operation underway after migrant boat capsizes

At least six are thought to have died in the incident, which comes as the estimated number of channel crossings in the last five years passes 100,000.

United Kingdom

Migrants moved off Bibby Stockholm after Legionella bacteria found

It's the latest setback for the controversial barge the UK government hopes will provide an alternative to housing migrants in hotels.

Spain

Spain curbs irregular immigration as numbers rise in Europe

While Spain managed to reduce the number of arrivals by 3.3%, Italy and Greece saw a 115% and 65% increase respectively, according to UNHCR figures.

Europe News

'Impartial probe needed' to explain Greek shipwreck's discrepancies

An independent and impartial investigation is urgently needed to clarify the stark disparities between the accounts of the survivors of the deadly Pylos shipwreck and those of the Greek authorities, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

France

Migrants in France learn to swim, and overcome their crossing trauma

Those who survived dangerous crossings often fear the water but are now being given lessons to tackle this head on.

Europe Decoded

What is the ‘Rome Process’, Meloni’s plan to curb irregular migration?

It's the latest in a raft of European efforts to ‘externalise’ migrant controls by outsourcing them to third countries.

Italy

Italy calls for more equal relationship with migration producing states

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for a new and more equal relationship between Europe and the developing countries that produce migrants.

United Kingdom

First look at UK barge set to house up to 500 asylum seekers

Access was granted on Friday to tour a vessel that will house up to 500 asylum-seekers in England after the UK Parliament passed its long-debated bill to curb migration.

Europe News

MEPs blast Commission for signing deal with Tunisia's 'cruel dictator'

Members of the European Parliament denounced on Tuesday a new memorandum of understanding signed with Tunisia.