Migration
WATCH: 95 migrants disembark in Carrara after Med journey
95 migrants have been disembarked in the Marina di Carrara port after being rescued close to Libyan waters, TGCOM has reported. 15…
EU sets out Mediterranean migrant plan ahead of emergency meeting
The European Commission set out a 20-point action plan designed to address surging migration in the central Mediterranean ahead of an emergency…
UK has not set a timeline for migration deal with France
Britain has not set a deadline for agreeing a deal with France to curb the number of migrants illegally crossing the English…
MEPs block Frontex budget after serious misconduct revealed
The European Parliament has refused to give its approval for the budget of Frontex, the border and coast guard agency. 345 MEPs…
Asylum applicants in Europe up 4% in June 2022, largest group are Syrians
In June 2022, 65 645 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in the EU Member States, up 66% compared…
Six Syrian refugees found dead on boat reaching Sicily
Six Syrian refugees, including three children, were found dead on a migrant boat that arrived on Monday in the Sicilian port of…
A balanced distribution of migrants should be legally binding, CoFoE told
The creation of a legally-binding treaty ensuring the balanced and proportionate distribution of asylum seekers in the EU on the basis of…
Seven migrants on boat bound for Lampedusa die of hypothermia
At least seven migrants who were on a boat heading for the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa have died of hypothermia, Italy's ANSA…
Shadow payment system on rise among European people smugglers
When Kaiwan Hussein, a 26-year-old from Iraqi Kurdistan, arrived in Germany on Nov. 23 after he slipped across the European Union border…
France ready to talk about migrants if Britain serious, minister says
France is prepared to talk to Britain about migration if it is ready for serious discussions, interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on…
VIDEO: Poland turns water cannon on rock-throwing migrants at Belarus border
Polish security forces turned water cannon on migrants who threw rocks across the Belarusian border, where thousands have gathered in a chaotic…
Eight migrants found dead in boat near Spain’s Canary Islands
ARGUINEGUIN, Spain, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Spanish coastguards found the bodies of eight African migrants in a boat which was drifting in…