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Greece

Greek authorities 'break up migrant smuggling ring' on island of Kos

Greek authorities say they have broken up a migrant smuggling ring that had been operating on the eastern Aegean island of Kos.

Spain

At least 140 migrants die off Senegal in deadliest shipwreck of 2020

Around 200 passengers set off in the vessel from Senegal, heading for Spain's Canary Islands, but the boat soon caught fire and sank.

France

Four migrants drown after migrant boat sinks in English Channel

The small boat, carrying up to 20 Iranian nationals, was attempting the treacherous crossing from France to the UK, officials said

Europe News

EU's new migration pact under spotlight as interior ministers meet

The EU's new migration proposal was discussed for the first time by the bloc's interior ministers today, beginning what is likely to be a long and uncertain process.

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World News

Euroviews. Refugee-led organisations are critical to the fight against COVID-19 ǀ View

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique challenge but also a major opportunity to highlight how refugee-led organisations are best placed to act both in emergencies and on long-term integration strategies.

Europe News

EU's new migrant returns policy could cause problems: legal expert

A Senior Legal Advisor to the International Commission of Jurists says that the Commission's new migration pact and the returns policy within it, is at risk of creating more problems because of Member States' international law commitments.

Europe News

Migrants in Italy 'left to sleep in streets' during asylum process

Migrants in the Italian capital Rome are being ignored by the authorities and left to sleep on the streets while they await results of their asylum applications, it's been claimed.

Hungary

Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic 'oppose EU's new migration pact'

"We must ensure that the external borders of the EU and the Schengen Area remain perfectly sealed along all section," a spokesman for the Hungarian Prime Minister said.

World News

What is the EU's new migration pact and how has it been received?

Experts have criticised some aspects of the EU's new pact on migration and asylum, particularly the faster border procedures and emphasis on returns.

Europe News

New EU migration pact aims to increase member state contributions

The long-overdue migration and asylum policy is set to be unveiled with mandatory measures on how to manage migration.

Europe News

New pact to force EU countries to take more migrants

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson says she's already bracing for tough resistance from Hungary, Poland and northern European nations.

World

Sicily's governor issues decree ordering refugee camps to be closed

Nello Musumeci says the order affects migrants in every reception centre in Sicily

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Few show up to watch migration of Kenyan wildebeests amid pandemic

This year, few are witnessing the annual migration of thousands of wildebeest from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya — one of the seven wonders of the world.

World News

France, Italy agree to unify border forces to fight people smuggling

Both countries' guards and officials will operate under one command to make them more effective.

World News

EU's population will plummet by millions more than expected: study

The population of the EU could drop to 308 million by the end of the century, a new study has predicted.

Italy

Italy's far-right leader Salvini loses his parliamentary immunity

He could now face trial for refusing to let a rescue ship carrying scores of migrants dock on the Italian island of Lampedusa last year.

World News

IOM responds to Euronews' investigation into the EU-IOM initiative

This is a response from the IOM to the series of three investigative articles Euronews published on the Joint Initiative between the IOM and the EU to repatriate migrants from Libyan detention centres.

World

How COVID-19 is complicating Europe's migrant problem

The return of NGO migrant rescue ships to the Mediterranean has brought Europe's migrant problem back into focus. And the issue is being compounded by the coronavirus pandemic.

Europe News

Hungary 'won't accept ECJ ruling' on migrant transit zones.

It relates to the case of four migrants from Afghanistan and Iran, who had their applications rejected by Hungarian authorities.

Greece

Greek island migrant camps 'not prepared for COVID-19'

The warning comes after Greek authorities announced that 150 people tested positive at a locked-down migrant hotel in the country’s south.