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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.

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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.

Europe News

EU population returns to growth in 2022 due to migration

The European Union’s population grew in 2022 for the first time in three years, according to new data published on Tuesday by the EU’s statistics office Eurostat.

Europe News

MEPs call for EU search and rescue mission over Med 'disgrace'

Members of the European Parliament will vote Thursday on a motion calling for a new EU-wide search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean.

Europe News

Frontex chief: Suspending activity in Greece would cost lives

Withdrawing Frontex from Greece, as suggested by the agency's own Fundamental Rights Officer following one of the deadliest shipwrecks in Europe, could restrict "our capabilities to save lives," the agency's chief said on Thursday.

My Europe Series

France's working on a new immigration bill. It's proving controversial

In France, introducing new immigration laws seems almost like a governmental rite of passage.

Europe News

Poland and Hungary thwart EU summit as they resist migration reform

Poland and Hungary made good on their promise to prevent the European Council from adopting joint conclusions on migration.

United Kingdom

UK Appeal Court rules plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda illegal

The UK High Court has delivered a blow to PM Sunak's plans to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda by ruling the move illegal. The government says it will appeal the judgement at the Supreme Court.

Europe News

EU leaders gather in Brussels to talk Ukraine, China and migration

Leaders from the 27 member states are gathering today in Brussels for a summit with a busy agenda on the table.

Greece

Frontex: What would happen if the EU border agency quit Greece?

The agency's fundamental rights officer has recommended Frontex temporarily suspend its activity in Greece over the latest migrant boat tragedy. But the move might not be the best option to keep the Greek authorities in check.

Climate

Climate change may force millions to migrate towards poles

The climate crisis will displace millions of people. In her book, author Gaia Vince argues that we should embrace this migration.

World News

The best photos from across Europe this week

The best photos from across Europe this week

World News

UN chief urges EU to define effective migration policy

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was shocked by the news of the deadly shipwreck off the Greek coast which killed at least 78 migrants, insisting that this was not a Greek problem, but a European one.

Italy

Italy: 'Pirate hijackers' were distressed, malnourished migrants

Last weekend, Italy's defence minister said that the country's special forces were rescuing a cargo ship hijacked by armed pirates. The reality was something quite different.

World News

9 arrested as hope fades for migrants aboard capsized boat near Greece

Nine survivors of a migrant boat sinking were arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of other passengers who were missing and attention turned to Greece's failure to act before the overcrowded ship capsized.