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Romania

Romania: Thousands of Ukrainians arrive to Isaccea in search of refuge

The scenes at the Romanian port town are a stark reminder of the uncertainty and terror many face as they seek shelter from the war in their own country.

Ukraine

'It's crazy traffic': Ukrainians queue for hours to get into Poland

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing to the country's borders in a desperate attempt to escape the violent fallout from the Russian invasion

Travel News

Ukraine travel: This is what it's like trying to get out right now

We spoke to a 38-year-old woman as she tries to get out of Ukraine with a group of friends.

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Poland train station becomes relief centre for Ukrainians

A train station in the Polish city of Przemysl, some 20 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, has been converted into a relief centre for Ukrainians seeking refuge.

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Travel News

Stories from Ukraine: How are people escaping the Russian invasion?

As the second day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, thousands of citizens are fleeing their homes and seeking refuge in bordering European countries.

World News

Euroviews. Europe's refugees and migrants deserve better health outcomes | View

"To make better health a reality for refugees and migrants as for everyone else, we need an honest and transparent conversation with everyone represented at the table."

Poland

Poland is preparing for a possible influx of Ukrainian refugees

Other EU border countries have also warned that thousands of refugees could flee to their country in the event of a Russian attack.

Euronews Witness

The Afghan women making Athens their new home

In this episode of Witness, Julian Lopez travels to Athens to meet several Afghan women who were forced to flee Afghanistan following the return to power of the Taliban. Sharing their stories, they explain the daily challenges they face and their plans for the future.

Culture news

Banksy-funded boat brings migrants to safety in Lampedusa

Thirty-one migrants sailing on an overcrowded wooden boat were rescued off the coast of Tunisia by the Banksy-funded Louise Michel vessel and taken to the small Italian island of Lampedusa.

Spain

Number of people lost at sea trying to reach Spain 'doubles in a year'

The group Walking Borders says a clampdown on migrants crossing the Mediterranean has led to more people using the Atlantic route to reach Spain's Canary Islands.

Lithuania

Lithuania pays migrants €1,000 to return to Iraq

The largest group of migrants who broke through the Lithuanian-Belarusian border at the height of the latest migrant crisis has been returned to Baghdad.

Greece

Another boat accident in Greece kills 13 migrants

Several sinkings in Greek waters along the Turkey-Italy route -- increasingly favoured by smugglers -- bring the death toll to at least 27.

World News

NGO sues French and British authorities over Channel migrant tragedy

French and British rescue services are accused of ignoring calls for help, failing to prevent the biggest loss of life during attempted illegal crossings of the Channel.

Euronews Witness

Human pawns: the migrants trapped in a geo-political chess game

In this Witness, Euronews Valerie Gauriat reports from the border between Poland and Belarus, meeting the migrants stuck in a geo-political standoff between Minsk, Warsaw and the rest of the EU.

Culture news

Afghan musicians land in Portugal with hopes of building famed school

Over 100 Afghan music students and their families landed in Lisbon, Portugal, this week after their globally-recognised school was taken over by the Taliban earlier this year.

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Dozens of migrants are evacuated from a camp under Paris ring road

Dozens of migrants and asylum seekers who had taken refuge in a tunnel under the French capital's ring road are being evacuated by the police to accommodation facilities in the suburbs and the surrounding region.

Culture news

Green-eyed 'Afghan Girl' star of Steve McCurry exhibition in Paris

Inside a new retrospective exhibition of Steve McCurry's most beautiful photographs as it opens at the Musée Maillol in Paris.

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Pope greets, chats with migrant families in Lesbos

Pope Francis visited the Mavrovouni Identification Centre on Sunday and met with refugee families living in the camp. Francis took his time walking along the barricades, patting children on the head, asking them their names and posing for selfies.

Greece

Pope blasts 'shipwreck of civilisation' on Lesbos migrant camp visit

"Please, let us stop this shipwreck of civilisation!" Francis said as he visited a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Culture news

'Flee': Sundance-winning animated refugee documentary lands in Europe

Denmark's Oscar entry debuts in European cinemas this weekend. Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen discusses the reasons 'Flee' is connecting with people all around the world.