Decline in number of people granted asylum in EU

The number of people granted asylum in EU countries fell by 40 percent in 2018, according to the latest report by Eurostat, the...
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Smuggling group sentenced to decades in jail by Italian courts

The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation has sentenced three smugglers to 20 years each in jail in connection with a boat tragedy...
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Bulgaria strengthens southern border control

Bulgaria Interior Minister Mladen Marinov has announced that security along the country’s southern border with Greece will be t...
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False news sparks violent clashes between migrants and police near the Greece-Macedonia border

Greek police used tear gas and stun grenades when attempting to halt the advance of some 2,000 migrants as they tried to reach...
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Afghan migrant who walked 4,000 miles to reach Europe returns home

Like many other young Afghans, Kasim travelled irregularly to Europe in search of a better life. Instead, he found poverty, abuse...
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No EU sea rescues as migrant arrivals to Italy plummet

As the number of arrivals on the central Mediterranean route drops to its lowest ever since 2015, the EU is suspending ship...
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French court approves bone age testing for child migrants

Authorities in France can now use results from a bone age test to support a decision on whether a migrant qualifies for...
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Rescue ship stranded at sea after picking up dozens of migrants

Italy and Malta have refused safe harbour for a German humanitarian rescue ship, after it picked up 64 migrants stranded off...
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Rescued migrants charged with hijacking ship

Three migrants who attempted to migrate irregularly to Europe have been charged in Malta with hijacking a Turkish ship. The ship...
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