Migration

Med9 leaders meet on migration in Malta

The leaders of nine Mediterranean and southern European countries, including France’s Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, meet Friday in Malta for talks set to focus on migration. The summit…

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EU deal to share out asylum seekers due in days, official says

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top migration official said the bloc was set to agree on how to handle irregular immigration soon after ministers' talks yielded…

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Cyprus says Lebanon needs EU aid to deal with migration crisis

NICOSIA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - EU member Cyprus wants Brussels to offer financial and technical aid to Lebanon to help it cope with an influx of Syrian refugees and keep…

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EU talks migration as Italy, Germany worry over increased arrivals

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The European Union's migration ministers meet in Brussels on Thursday to discuss how to handle migrants arriving by sea as Italy and…

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Greece to tap into undocumented migrants to curb labour squeeze

ATHENS, (Reuters) - Greece's conservative government is working on a plan to integrate hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants to fill worker shortages in agriculture, construction and tourism, ministry officials…

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UPDATED: Germany announces border controls to combat migrant surge

BERLIN, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Germany will introduce new border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic this week, the German interior minister announced on Wednesday, saying that more should…

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Poland may introduce checks on German border due to migration fears

WARSAW, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Poland may introduce checks at the border with Germany amid concerns over a surge in illegal migrants, a government spokesperson told Polsat News late on…

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Italy to allow migrant expulsions on public order grounds – draft

ROME, (Reuters) - Foreigners who live legally in Italy could in future be kicked out of the country if they pose a threat to public order or national security, according…

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UK home secretary warns uncontrolled migration poses ‘existential challenge’

LONDON, (Reuters) - Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman warned uncontrolled migration poses an "existential challenge" to Western nations and called for the rewriting of a treaty which has influenced global…

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Italy learned with “astonishment” of German funding to migrant charities

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has written to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz telling him she learned with "astonishment" of a German government initiative to finance migrant charity groups operating in…

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EU, Italy talk tough on migration but action won’t be easy

By Alvise Armellini ROME, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Three years ago, when EU naval mission "Sophia" was shut down after rescuing 45,000 migrants in the central Mediterranean, Italian opposition leader…

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Migrant repatriations from Italy likely to be limited and costly

ROME, (Reuters) - Italy's conservative government said on Friday asylum seekers would be detained while their request for protection was processed unless they could pay 4,938 euros ($5,259) as a…

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Pope Francis hammers home his message that Europe do more for migrants crossing the Mediterranean

By Philip Pullella MARSEILLES, France, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday condemned "belligerent nationalisms" and called for a pan-European response to migration to stop the Mediterranean, where thousands…

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Germany’s Baerbock joins chorus criticizing EU migration deal with Tunisia

Germany, EU top diplomat, UN experts criticize deal Inner EU disputes on migration hurt bloc's unity A tale of three letters By Gabriela Baczynska UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - German Foreign…

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Asylum seekers in Italy told to pay to avoid detention

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Asylum seekers in Italy will have to pay 4,938 euros ($5,259) to avoid detention while their request for protection is being processed, the government…

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Record numbers of migrants head to US border, in fresh test for Biden

By Lizbeth Diaz and Daina Beth Solomon TIJUANA, Mexico, (Reuters) - Thousands of migrants have crossed into the United States in recent days, from California to Texas, with many more…

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President Steinmeier says Germany has reached ‘a limit’ on migration

Germany is facing difficulties in taking in more migrants, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. "Germany, like Italy, is at the limit of its capacity," Steinmeier said in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere…

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I won’t let Italy become Europe’s refugee camp – Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that "I will not allow Italy to become Europe's refugee camp" in New York, where she is taking part in the United Nations…

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Tunisia intercepts 2,500 migrants, arrests dozens of smugglers in 4 days

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, (Reuters) - The Tunisian coastguard said it had intercepted more than 2,500 migrants and arrested dozens of human smugglers following a major crackdown launched last weekend…

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Solutions for migration arrivals needed before EU elections -Metsola

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said Monday that the EU needs to find solutions to the problem of large numbers of migrants arriving from Africa before next year's European elections.…

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Germany backs plan for naval, aerial operation to control Mediterranean migration crisis

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has said she supports the proposal to expand air and naval surveillance of the EU's external borders that was part of the 10-point plan on…

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Italy to pass tougher measures to deter migrant arrivals

By Angelo Amante ROME, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The Italian government, struggling with a surge in migrant arrivals, will pass measures on Monday to lengthen the time migrants can be…

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Migrant situation is not explosive, it has exploded: Italian FM Tajani

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday that the situation regarding the arrival of migrants from Africa "is not explosive, it has already exploded". Speaking to reporters at…

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Tunisia arrests migrants, seizes boats in major people-smuggling crackdown

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police supported by planes and anti-terrorism units arrested hundreds of migrants and seized boats in a major crackdown on people smuggling in the…

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UPDATED: Von der Leyen presents 10-point plan to address the migrant emergency Lampedusa

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday presented a 10-point action plan to address the migrant emergency during her visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa with Premier…

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Austria strengthens controls at the Brenner Pass

Austria is to intensify monitoring at the Brenner Pass on the border with Italy in response to the uptick in the arrival of migrants and refugees to Lampedusa, the Austrian…

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Italy’s Lampedusa overwhelmed after thousands of migrant arrivals

By Yara Nardi Island sees 7,000 migrants arrive in 48 hours Lampedusa has population of just over 6,000 Arrivals to Spain's Canary Islands more than treble LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) -…

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Migrant arrivals through Central Mediterranean up 96% – Frontex

The number of detections of irregular border crossings at the European Union's external borders rose by 18% in the first eight months of 2023 to over 232,350, the highest total…

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Italy’s PM says migration won’t solve Europe’s demographic crisis

Some legal migration can benefit European economies, but migration is not the solution to the continent's demographic crisis, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday as she met right-wing…

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Labour plans anti-terror style crackdown on illegal migration

LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - British opposition leader Keir Starmer said on Thursday a Labour government would set up a new police unit to tackle illegal migration and suggested he…

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Migrants protest at Lampedusa port, Meloni says priority to stop arrivals to Italy

There were moments of tension at Lampedusa port on Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of migrants and refugees who had recently disembarked on the island demanded to be allowed to leave…

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Serbian police step up migration patrols on border with Hungary

SUBOTICA, Serbia, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Serbia has sent special forces to the border with Hungary as hundreds of migrants a day try to reach the European Union. With Serbia…

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Four dead, 21 rescued after migrant ship sinks off Tunisia

TUNIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Three children and one woman died and 21 people were rescued after their migrant ship sank off the Tunisian city of Sfax, Faouzi Masmoudi, a…

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French Interior Minister Darmanin says irregular migration on the rise

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced police reinforcements along the France-Italy border in order to stem irregular migration, which he said is on the rise. "We have a 100% increase…

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Italy’s Lampedusa island hit with record migrant arrivals

LAMPEDUSA (Reuters) - The Italian island of Lampedusa is struggling with a record number of landings from boat migrants, local officials said, describing the situation as "dramatic." Lampedusa, Italy's southernmost…

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UK will not change immigration policy to secure India trade deal – PM’s spokesperson

LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Britain has no plans to change its approach to reducing net migration in order to help secure a free trade deal with India, the spokesperson…

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Slovaks to send up to 500 soldiers to help control migrants crossing from Hungary

Slovakia will assign up to 500 soldiers to help police control an increasing flow of migrants coming across the border from Hungary, Prime Minister Ludovit Odor announced. Slovakia has seen…

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Refugee asylum requests to the EU surge in 2023

Requests for asylum in the European Union shot up in the first half of 2023, according to an official annual report. The EU agency for asylum (EUAA) detailed how asylum…

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Racism-fuelled violence spreads in Cyprus

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Police in Cyprus have made 20 arrests after a spate of racism-fuelled violence against migrants which erupted in the west of the island last week and spread…

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Tunisia yet to receive EU funds to stem migration

Tunisia hasn’t received EU funding yet to stop migrants coming to Europe, the chief negotiator of the controversial deal between Brussels and Tunis told EU lawmakers. It’s too soon to…

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Italy fears military solution to Niger crisis could foment migration

TOLEDO, Spain, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A military solution to the coup in Niger would be a "disaster" that could trigger a new migration crisis, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani…

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Germany adds Georgia and Moldova to list of safe countries of origin

BERLIN, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Germany's coalition government on Wednesday listed Georgia and Moldova as safe countries of origin in a bid to cut asylum applications from those nations, which…

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Italy struggles with spike in migrant arrivals

Italy was struggling to accommodate arrivals from North Africa and the Balkans as the country's Red Cross called for more international efforts against migration "chaos". On Lampedusa island, Italy's southernmost…

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Four migrants drown off Greece’s Lesbos island – coast guard

Four migrants drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos while trying to cross the sea from nearby Turkey, the coast guard said on Monday, adding that 18 others were rescued.…

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Record migrant arrivals on Lampedusa

Lampedusa was under serious pressure on Saturday following the arrival on the island of a record 1,918 people in 65 landings on Friday and a further 1,116 people in 29…

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Italy’s president calls for more legal migration to beat people trafficking

ROME (Reuters) - The European Union should allow more legal migration into its borders to stop people trafficking, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said this weekend, amid a surge in arrivals…

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Italian migration capacity on verge of collapse – Italian municipalities organisation ANCI

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 19 - The immigration pointman for Italian municipalities group ANCI said Saturday that migrant reception facilities in the country's cities and towns were "on the verge…

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EU border agency says irregular arrivals up 10% in first half of 2023

Irregular immigration into the European Union rose a tenth in the first half of 2023 compared to a year ago, the bloc's border agency said on Monday, with Mediterranean routes…

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Migrant deaths at sea ‘open wound on humanity’ says pope

ANSA) - ROME, AUG 13 - The death at sea of migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean in search of safety and a better life in Europe is an "open…

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Polish government plans referendum on rejecting ‘thousands of illegal immigrants’

Euronews - Provisionally planned for the same day as this October's election, the referendum is a poke in the eye to another EU-wide policy as Warsaw and Brussels clash over…

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Fines in the UK for bosses who employ migrants illegally to triple

Hiring migrants illegally will be “financially ruinous” for businesses under a new crackdown to stop Britain from being seen as soft on immigration. Fines for bosses who employ migrants in…

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Four dead, 51 missing after migrant ship sinks off Tunisian coast

TUNIS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - At least four migrants died and 51 were missing after a migrant ship sank off Tunisia's Kerkennah island, a judicial official told Reuters, adding that…

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Two dead, 57 rescued from migrant shipwrecks off Italy’s Lampedusa

ROME, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Italy's coastguard said on Sunday it had recovered two bodies and rescued 57 people off the southern island of Lampedusa, amid reports that more than…

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Tunisia recovers 901 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast this year

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, (Reuters) - The Tunisian coast guard recovered 901 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast from Jan. 1 to July 20 this year, the country's interior…

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Most unaccompanied children failed to win asylum in Greece, NGO says

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fewer than a third of unaccompanied children succeeded in winning asylum in Greece last year, with the rest of the applications rejected or in limbo, aid agency…

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Italy PM Meloni builds alliance to tackle illegal migration

Nations from the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa agreed steps on Sunday to try to slow unauthorised migration and to tackle some of the pressures driving people to leave their…

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Italy’s holds migration conference to stem flows by helping Africa

ROME, July 21 (Reuters) - Mediterranean and Middle East countries will meet in Rome on Sunday to boost efforts to stem illegal migration flows, with Italy saying the aim is…

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