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Spain

Two Italian ships will escort the Aquarius vessel full of 629 migrants

They will also take 500 people off the ship to ease the overcrowding and the Italian coast guard will deliver supplies for the remainder of the trip

Italy

Italy's mayors blast decision to turn away migrant boat

As Spain prepares to welcome a ship carrying 629 migrants, mayors around Italy call it a "criminal" move to refuse their entry to the country.

World News

Euronews' correspondent describes experience aboard Aquarius

Euronews' correspondent Anelise Borges describes what it's been like aboard the Aquarius rescue ship during a search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea.

Germany

Merkel calls for stricter immigration rules and faster deportation

It's after a public outcry over a 14 year old German girl who was allegedly raped and killed by an Iraqi man in Mainz. The 20 year old Iraqi man, has now been extradited to Germany for questioning

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France

Spain to take in drifting migrant ship Aquarius

Spain to take in drifting migrant ship Aquarius.

Italy

Italy and Malta refuse to dock migrant ship carrying 629 people

Italy's new populist government has refused permission for the vessel to dock and Malta is also not welcoming anyone

Italy

Aquarius migrant ship drifts in Med as Italy and Malta close doors

Euronews correspondent Anelise Borges reports from on board the Aquarius whose 629 migrants it rescued from the Mediterranean remain stranded at sea.

Malta

Migrants in limbo at sea after Italy refuses harbour

Rome reportedly asks Malta to take over 600 refugees onboard humanitarian vessel.

Italy

Italy to redirect 629 migrants to Malta, says Italian official

The migrants were rescued in six different operations off Libyan shores on Saturday morning and their boat awaits confirmation for somewhere to dock.

World News

The world's deadliest migration route continues to take lives

On Sunday, a boat sank off the east coast of Tunisia, killing around 48 people. Our reporter Annelise Borges will go on board a search and rescue ship to find out more

France

Two illegal migrant camps are being cleared in Paris

They'll be going to various shelters in and around Paris

Tunisia

Dozens killed as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

At least 48 migrants died and 67 others were rescued when their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast, the government says.

Turkey

Nine migrants have died after a speedboat sank

It happened off the coast of Turkey's southern province of Antalya on Sunday. Five were rescued by the Turkish coastguard and fishermen

France

France: Tension rises as migrants brave the Alps

Over a nearly two year period, more than 3,500 migrants have ventured into the mountains to seek asylum in France.

Hungary

Hungary’s ‘Stop Soros’ bill seeks to criminalise migrant helpers

Hungary's government has drafted new laws which could criminalise NGOs who help migrants seeking asylum.

World News

Austria's crack down on migrants

Kurz wants assurances from countries like Albania that the Balkan refugee route from Greece via Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to central Europe is monitored.

Belgium

Protests over fatal shooting of 2-year-old migrant girl in Belgium

Hundreds turned out in Brussels to protest against the fatal shooting of a two-year old Iraqi-Kurdish girl by police in the Belgian province of Hainaut a week earlier.

Europe News

Modern slavery in the heart of Europe

No need to travel far from EU institutions to find out about migrant labour conditions.

Europe News

Human trafficking in Brussels

France

New iniative to rescue migrants

Jose Benavente and Benoit Micolon invested all their savings, 130,000 euro's, to buy a light plane to find dingies and alert ships for a speedier rescue