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Italy's largest union joins prosecution in migrant worker murder trial

Prosecutors originally considered charging the farm owner with manslaughter, but raised charges to murder with malice, arguing he was aware the actions he took could cause the death of a migrant worker gravely injured by machinery.

Europe in Motion

Migrant deaths hit new record high in 2024, says IOM

The year 2024 marked the deadliest year for migrants, with drowning remaining the leading cause of death.

Europe News

Starmer blames lack of joint action for UK migrant arrivals by boat

Despite law-enforcement cooperation with France and work with authorities in other countries along the migrant route, more than 6,600 people crossed the Channel in the first three months of this year, the highest number on record.

EU Decoded

Will deportation hubs help speed up migrant returns?

The Common European System for Returns aims to speed up deportation of asylum seekers who aren't permitted to stay in the European Union. In an unexpected move, it also opens the possibility to build the controversial detention centres outside the bloc.

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Europe News

Nearly 9,000 migrants died last year in record toll, UN agency says

The agency recently announced it was suspending many programmes around the world and firing hundreds of employees due to US-led aid cuts.

France

One person dead and 15 rescued after trying to cross English Channel

French authorities said the overcrowded boat set off close to the port of Dunkirk on Wednesday evening.

Italy

Six bodies recovered after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean

The Italian coast guard said on Wednesday that it was still searching for 40 missing people.

Cyprus

At least seven dead off the coast of Cyprus in migrant boat disaster

Local officials say the bodies were recovered by Port and Maritime Police vessels during a search and rescue mission around 24 to 25 nautical miles southeast of Cape Greco.

Culture news

400 migrants evicted from Paris theatre after monthslong occupation

More than 400 migrants, many of them underage, had found shelter in La Gaîté Lyrique while waiting for permanent housing solutions.

The Europe Conversation

Poland will not implement EU migration pact, says interior minister

"Poland should be prepared for all scenarios, even the most black such as an attack by Russia, but of course this does not mean that they will come true,” said Tomasz Siemoniak, Polish Minister of Internal Affairs, speaking to Euronews.

Europe News

Around 112 migrants rescued off Libya's coast reach Tuscany, Italy

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at least 129 people trying to reach Europe have already disappeared or died in the Mediterranean so far this year.

United Kingdom

UK to deny citizenship to migrants who arrive via dangerous routes

The Labour government wants to clamp down on illegal migration amid concerns about the rising popularity of the right-wing Reform UK party.

Spain

389 migrants rescued near the Canary Islands

Following a record-breaking amount of migrants arriving to the Canary Islands last year, almost 400 were rescued on Monday.

Mexico

Wave of solidarity helps migrants at the US border

More than 4,000 immigrants have been deported from the US this year as Trump intensifies his crackdown with mass deportations. In response, aid groups are helping undocumented migrants at border crossings.

Libya

Bodies of dozens of migrants found in two mass graves in Libya

Libyan authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the North African state’s desert, officials said on Sunday.

Europe News

Cyprus jails Syrian man over death of young girl on migrant boat

The number of migrants arriving Cyprus has fallen massively over the past three years after tough measures from the government.

Europeans' Stories

Are Syrian refugees’ rights at stake in Europe after Assad’s fall?

Several European countries have suspended processing asylum requests from Syrian nationals following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.

Haiti

US deported Haitian migrants under Trump's new executive orders

In the first week of the US president's second term, officials reported the deportation of some 7,300 people of different nationalities.

Radio Schuman

Is the EU ready to set up 'return hubs' to stem migration?

At the end of February, the European Commission is expected to publish a new EU law on return of asylum claimants.

USA

US: First military flight carrying migrants lands in Guantanamo

President Donald Trump wants to use the facility as a holding centre and said it has the capacity to hold as many as 30,000.