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'It doesn't matter if migrants shipped to island are criminals, they still have human rights'
Denmark is set to send deported criminals and convicted asylum seekers on a deserted island off its coast. The policy forms part of a draft budget agreement between the government and right-wing populists the Danish People's Party (DPP)....
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Need 2 Know: Migrant Caravan, Travel Nightmare
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Monday, Nov. 26, 2018.
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Euronews visits Lampedusa — the island at the heart of Europe's migration crisis
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is rising in the polls at home. A recent survey showed his party, the Northern League, has an approval rating of over 30% among Italian voters. Meanwhile, both Salvini and the “Lega” have whipped...
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Europe's economy and the migration question
There are over 250 million migrants around the world living outside their country of birth and this figure is expected to grow. The debate over migration in Europe remains divisive. We spoke to the UN special representative for...
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Immigration: Italy and Tunisia pledge more cooperation
The Italian Interior Minister met his counterpart in Tunisia to discuss the issue of immigration and security. During the discussions, the Tunisian Interior Minister, stressed that "more than 500 people accused of human smuggling have...
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Aquarius 2: Poor weather hampers rescue
A rescue ship carrying 58 migrants remains stranded at sea as poor weather hampers a rescue operation off the coast of Malta. That's according to SOS Mediterranee at a press conference. The Aquarius 2 was still a few miles off the...
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Debate over wiggle room of NGOs helping migrants
This video showing an almost sunk dinghy was used in court by Salam Aldeen to prove his innocence when he was arrested by Greek authorities in Lesbos two years ago. The founder of the NGO "Team Humanity" was accused of smuggling people...
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"Humanitarian assistance must not be criminalized"
In this edition of The Brief from Brussels: NGOs providing humanitarian assistance to migrants at sea have to walk a fine line. At what point do they break the law? And in brief: Former Finnish Prime Minister Stubb wants to succeed...
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Italy and Luxembourg: heated clashes over migration
Italy and Luxembourg: heated clashes over migration There have been more clashes over the immigration issue in Italy. In Vienna, Austria and Italy's far-right interior ministers suggested that the European Union hold migrants rescued at...
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Greek camp at Moria: reaching boiling point
Two thousands asylum-seekers will be moved from the island of Lesbos to the Greek mainland by the end of the month. That's according to Greek authorities. It's after human rights groups and local authorities criticised Greece for the...
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State of the Union: Schnitzel, Brexit and migration
In this edition of State of the Union: EU leaders gather in Salzburg to tackle two of the biggest challenges facing the bloc right now: Brexit and migration. Sitting down for dinner with the other 27, British Prime Minister Theresa May...
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Is a migrant crisis unfolding off West Africa's Atlantic coast? | Inside Story
Hundreds die in dangerous sea journey to Canary Islands
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Lesbos: Europe’s 'scapegoat' | Talk to Al Jazeera: In the Field
The Greek island’s residents discuss how years of hosting thousands of refugees and migrants have affected them.
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Italy renews migrant help plea at Vienna ministers meeting
Italy's taken its demands for EU help with migrants rescued at sea to a meeting foreign ministers in Vienna. It comes after Rome threatened to hold back European Union funds - an ultimatum rejected by Brussels. "Certainly we insist on...
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Who should look after migrant workers affected by the pandemic?
Remittances dry up as foreign workers lose their jobs and salaries.
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Brussels plans cash sweetener to share migrant load
The European Commission's offering to shoulder the costs of taking in migrants from boats in the Mediterranean. It comes in the wake of Italy closing its ports to rescue vessels. Under the plans, six-thousand euros would be paid out for...
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Nineteen people have died after a boat carrying 150 migrants sank near Cyprus
Nineteen people have died after a boat carrying 150 migrants sank off the coast of northern Cyprus. Northern Cypriot and Turkish coast guards together with helicopters rescued 103 migrants with the help from commercial vessels in the...
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Emergency meeting on asylum seekers turns into political mess
The House of Commons immigration committee held an emergency meeting on the impact of asylum seekers entering Canada through irregular border crossings, however it quickly turned into a political mess, with both sides sticking to their...
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Bridging the gap between the working population and aging community within the EU
Bridging the gap between the working population and aging community within the EU. That's the aim of a new pilot project by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Skills2work. The scheme trains refugees and migrants...
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Training migrants into getting jobs in Europe
Training migrants into getting jobs in Europe. That's the aim of a new pilot project by the International Organisation of Migration called Skills2work. Its hoped it'll bridge the gap between the working population and aging community...
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Training migrants for European jobs
Training migrants so that they can get jobs in Europe: that's the aim of a new pilot project by the International Organisation for Migration called Skills2work . According to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development,...
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Mechelen's migrant welcome
Mechelen, a small city in Flanders, is home to 90,000 people and they're from 130 different nationalities. Back in 2016, the mayor, Bart Somers, won an award - recognising his achievements in welcoming and integrating immigrants. There's...
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Italy's interior minister visits migrant camp
Italy's hard-line, anti-migrant interior minister has toured a crime-laden migrant camp in the southern Calabria region and vowed to enforce only "limited, controlled and qualified" immigration. Matteo Salvini commented on the unsanitary...
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Europe doesn't have migration problem, says Amnesty
The idea of regional disembarkation platforms outside the EU for migrants trying to reach Europe is gaining momentum. European institutions believe these platforms could help distinguish economic migrants from those in need of...