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Vatican

Pope Francis: Don't sell weapons and turn away refugees fleeing wars

The pope criticised countries that sell weapons but do not accept refugees from conflicts where arms are used.

Europe News

Malta Migration Meeting: 'Solidarity a la carte is not workable'

Italy, Malta, France, and Germany are meeting in Valletta to find a temporary solution to relocating migrants rescued at sea, but a more permanent mechanism to deal with migration flows is not on the menu for talks.

Malta

Five EU interior ministers agree on draft migration deal

Five EU interior ministers agreed on a draft migration proposal that will be discussed by all 28 interior ministers on October 8.

World News

Euroviews. This shameful Europe ǀ View

Protection? To quote the definition of the Collins dictionary, this is a process “to prevent someone or something from being harmed or damaged”. The use of the word infers that The Other who moves, who asks for hospitality, who seeks a better life, [...] is a threat.

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Europe News

'We are seeing a push back on human rights'

LGBTQ and women's rights are particularly targeted in the current proliferation of hate speech and backsliding on human rights in the world. This is acknowledged by the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, appointed in March, that explained his priorities to MEPs.

Belgium

Commissioner for 'European way of life' attracts criticism from MEPs

The nomination of a commissioner to "protect the European way of life" has been criticised for the inclusion of migration in the role's brief

Europe News

'European way of life': New EU Commission portfolio draws criticism

Some announcements from EU incoming chief Ursula von der Leyen about her Commission raised eyebrows on Tuesday but perhaps none more so than the new portfolio for "Protecting our European Way of Life."

Bosnia and Herzegovina

On Europe's doorstep: migrants stuck in Bosnian border camp

Most of the 500 or more men in the camp want to make their way north into the European Union but are being intercepted by Croatian and Bosnian police – whom they accuse of heavy-handedness.

Italy

Rome strikes deal with five EU nations over stranded migrants

An Italian coastguard ship carrying migrants rescued at sea was given permission to dock but not to disembark in Sicily last weekend. Medical staff allowed to tour the ship found that the 116 people on board had to share a single toilet.

USA

ICE arrests 35 in operation targeting 2,000 migrants

"This is just the beginning of the operation," ICE Acting Director Matthew Albence said when asked about the low arrest rate.

World

'Salvini is a coward': Outburst as EU divisions persist on migration

A newly-elected MEP has called Italy's Matteo Salvini a coward over his stance on migration.

World News

How barriers still divide Europe 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall

Today, 30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall there remain powerful barriers dividing people. The exhibition 'Walls of Power' explores man-made barriers throughout Europe today through the eyes of 44 artists.

World News

EU population increases despite more deaths being recorded than births

The EU population increased by 1.1 million between January 2018 and January 2019.

World

Sea Watch captain Carola Rackete released, but controversy rages on

Captain of migrant rescue ship Sea Watch, Carola Rackete, has been set free from house arrest by an Italian judge after she docked the boat in Lampedusa against a military order.

My Europe Series

Under pressure: migration, corruption and Brexit weigh on EU countries

This week in State of the Union: another NGO boat in a Mediterranean standoff with Italy saw the EU Commission calling for migrants to be disembarked. A corruption report saw Hungary in the spotlight for refusing its publication, and we looked at how Brexit is affecting expats in Brussels.

World

Image of drowned migrants prompts political soul-searching

Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and daughter Valeria - originally from El Salvador - drowned trying to cross the border from Mexico.

Europe News

EU leaders address migration at summit following UNHCR refugee report

"Will there be enough political will to push through and read those documents and take this seriously?" One migration policy officer said EU leaders need to understand a recent UNHCR report before reforming the asylum-seeking process.

World

World Refugee Day: 70 million displaced is 'wake up call for leaders'

A record number - 70 million people - are displaced in the world currently, as of World Refugee Day 2019. We spoke to the Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council on how to solve the crisis.

Mexico

Mexican President offers “outstretched hand” to Trump after averting tariff war

Mexican President López Obrador has promised to stem flow of migrants entering the U.S. after Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican goods.

World

How are voters in UK and Germany reacting to upcoming EU elections?

Our correspondents Jessica Saltz in Berlin and Tadhg Enright in London explain how voters in Germany and in the UK are reacting to the upcoming EU elections.