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France

French farmer on trial for transporting migrants across French-Italian border

Cédric Herrou faces an eight-month suspended sentence and driving restrictions for the aid he has given to African migrants.

Germany

Cologne police: New Year arrests of North Africans 'not racial profiling'

The chief of police in the German city of Cologne has dismissed claims of racial profiling after hundreds of North African men were detained during New Year…

Iraq

Thousands of displaced Iraqis face winter in camps

Hundreds of Iraqis who fled their homes in Mosul wait to be sent to camps where they hope to find shelter, food, clean water and, since its winter, warmth.

My Europe Series

Euronews meets some of our refugee friends one year after fleeing war

Euronews Insiders visits people we met a year ago: a Syrian family now living in Germany, and an Iraqi man who fled Iraq for Sweden. Let's see how their lives have changed.

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Refugees in Sweden - one year on

The Swedish ski resort of Riksgränsen opened its doors to refugees in 2015 – a temporary solution for the country’s government overwhelmed by the arrival of 164,000 refugees in just a few…

My Europe Series

Two years on: young refugee family secure German future after fleeing Syrian conflict

Kawa and Emina fled their home-town of Kobane when ISIL captured hundreds of Kurdish villages in northern Syria.

World

No Comment Review 2016: the migrant crisis

This year has seen a huge increase in the numbers of displaced people globally.

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Serbia: migrant crowd grows in Belgrade’s squalid informal camp

The migrant population grows at an informal camp in Belgrade.

Croatia

Croatia: migrants hospitalised after being found in packed van

They were found in a serious condition, dehydrated and apparently had not eaten for five days.

Afghanistan

First group of Afghans deported from Germany under new deal

Nearly 40 Afghan men have arrived in Kabul on a flight from Frankfurt after being deported from Germany.

Germany

Immigrant who lied about age suspected of rape and murder

An immigrant accused of raping and murdering a German student is the same man who was convicted of a separate attack in Greece.

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Italian Coast Guard rescues 192 migrants

The Italian Coast Guard rescued 192 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday (11/12), also recovering six bodies during the operation.

Italy

Verdict expected in Catania shipwreck trial

The Sicilian court is expected to deliver its verdict on captain Ali Malek on Tuesday. Just 28 of the 800 migrants survived when the fishing boat sunk in April 2015.

Syria

Syria: exodus continues from embattled Aleppo

The Russian Defence Ministry, quoted by the Interfax news agency, says more than 20,000 civilians have left eastern Aleppo on Saturday. The Ministry also says more than 1,200 rebels opposed to Syrian

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Hundreds of African migrants cross border fence into Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Over 400 sub-Saharan African migrants have jumped over a barbed-wire border fence from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta.

Syria

Bombs and diplomacy: Syrian forces push into eastern Aleppo as UN calls for an end to hostilities

The Syrian army is tightening its siege on rebel-held parts of Aleppo.

Syria

Aleppo: fears over hundreds of missing

The UN says hundreds of men from eastern Aleppo have reportedly gone missing after leaving rebel-held areas of the city and entering government territory.

Denmark

Migrant boats bound for EU should be 'shot at,' says Danish politician

Security forces should shoot at boats of migrants trying to reach Europe’s shores.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU relocation scheme flops

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

Europe News

EU migrant relocation scheme still way off target

The EU is still struggling to meet its targets on relocation refugees and migrants from Greece and Italy.