View The Bulgarian government wants to end scrutiny of its human rights abuses. We can't let them ǀ View I have notified the relevant authorities at the United Nations about what is taking place in Bulgaria. Activities of this type directed against human rights defenders have no place in a rule of law state, let alone an EU state. 03/10/2019
Italy Forty migrants rescued by German charity ship arrive in Malta A group of migrants were rescued by Sea Eye's Alan Kurdi ship. The ship arrived in Malta after being banned from Italy. 03/08/2019
Libya Rescue ship carrying 41 migrants flouts Italian ban to dock The ship from the Mediterranea NGO docked in Lampedusa "out of necessity" on Saturday afternoon. Another rescue ship, the Alan Kurdi, from the German NGO Sea-Eye, carrying 65 migrants is currently waiting in international waters off the Italian island to dock. 06/07/2019
Italy It was supposed to be a life-saving armada to defy Salvini. It failed The story of how a 400-strong fleet conceived to defy Italy's right-wing government and save migrants' lives turned into a concert and boat parade. 28/06/2019
world news Italy takes aim at Netherlands over migrant rescue ship Italy's interior minister says the Netherlands is responsible for what happens to a group of migrants stranded on a rescue ship ship sailing under the Dutch flag 23/06/2019
Raw Politics Your Call in full: Regulating tourism? Merkel's next job? Catch the full episode to hear viewers and panellists debate about NGO boats, mandating tourism and Angela Merkel's next job. 13/06/2019
The Cube Salvini uses dated photo of migrants sparking controversy | #TheCube #TheCube | You may recognise this image from last summer when migrant rescue ship Aquarius saved over 140 people stranded at sea. It appears that Interior Minister of Italy, Salvini did not, however when sharing it this week on his Twitter account. 12/04/2019
Spain Spain blocks rescue ship from leaving Barcelona port The Spanish government is preventing a rescue ship from leaving Barcelona after Malta and Italy closed its ports. 14/01/2019
brussels bureau Debate over wiggle room of NGOs helping migrants Without humanitarian assistance by NGOs, the refugee crisis "would have been hell" 02/10/2018
The Cube EU obsessed with cutting migration 'regardless of human cost', report claims | #TheCube Report says migrants are dying because of the European political situation. 11/09/2018
world news European migrant rescue NGOs stuck on dry land amid ‘political crackdown’ German charity Sea Watch compared the restrictions imposed by Malta to "stopping an ambulance trying to reach a road traffic accident”. 04/07/2018
Belgium After Brussels summit agreement divisions are already being exposed Despite the agreement on migration reached at the Brussels summit, there are signs of continuing divisions with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Salvini saying that migrants saved by NGO boats will not be allowed into Italy 30/06/2018
Malta Migrants in limbo at sea after Italy refuses harbour Rome reportedly asks Malta to take over 600 refugees onboard humanitarian vessel. 10/06/2018
Fashion Who made your favourite pair of shoes? A campaign for ethical and sustainable supply chains has hit the European Parliament. 21/11/2017
Libya NGOs pull out of Mediterranean migrant rescue operations Increasing hostilities from the Libyan authorities have led three aid groups to cease operations in the region. 15/08/2017
Italy Italy's code of conduct for NGOs involved in migrant rescue: text This is a transcript of the document issued by Italian authorities 03/08/2017
Aid Zone Inside the rainforest's medicine cabinet Natural disasters can leave communities to fend for themselves but with support they can use their environment to help. 20/07/2017
Hungary Defying Brussels, Hungary tightens rules on NGOs Critics say the move aims to crack down on dissent and to stigmatize as 'unpatriotic' those groups backed by Western donors such as George Soros. 13/06/2017
no comment Migrants rescue off Libya coast German NGO Sea-Watch recorded the rescue operation 13/06/2017
Hungary Hungary cracks down on NGOs Hungary's parliament has approved a new law targeting foreign-funded non-governmental organisations. 13/06/2017
Afghanistan Aid workers killed and kidnapped in Afghanistan A German aid worker and Afghan guard have been killed in an attack on a guesthouse in Kabul. A Finnish national has been kidnapped. 21/05/2017
Italy Growing row in Italy over claims of NGOs colluding with smugglers There is growing controversy in Italy over claims that some NGOs involved in the rescue of migrants at sea have been colluding with Libyan people smugglers. 29/04/2017
brussels bureau Hungary's PM Orban rebuffs EU criticism of university law The European Commission on Wednesday opened a legal case against Hungary over a new higher education law that threatens to shut down a George Soros-backed university in… 26/04/2017
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: EU, Hungary row rumbles on This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 25/04/2017
Israel Israel-Germany spat over minister's meeting with NGOs A diplomatic row has broken out between Israel and Germany. 25/04/2017
Hungary Hungary submits bill targeting NGOs The draft law on NGOs has just been submitted to the Hungarian Parliament, targeting the George Soros foundation. It comes a few days after 07/04/2017
