refugees

European Commission analyzing German deal on refugee row

Jul 03, 2018 14:26

The European Commission is analyzing a German deal on migration after Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and her rebellious interior minister reached a compromise on a refugee dispute that threatened to disintegrate her coalition government.
Refugee deaths in Mediterranean surpass 1,000 this year, says UN refugee agency

Jul 02, 2018 14:55

The United Nations refugee agency says a total of more than 1,000 refugees have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year.
Malta detains second charity ship as death toll at sea rises

Jul 02, 2018 12:01

For the second time in a week, Malta has detained a humanitarian vessel that normally rescues boat refugees off the coast of Libya, where two shipwrecks have claimed the lives of as many as 200 people in recent days.
Three babies die, 100 people go missing after refugee boat sinks off Libya

Jun 29, 2018 14:52

Three babies have died in an incident where a boat transporting more than 100 refugees capsized off the coast of Libya, according to survivors and the coast guard.
Italy calls for refugee centers south of Libya

Jun 25, 2018 14:34

Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has called on a visit to Tripoli for processing centers to be set up south of Libya's borders as a way to block attempts by refugees to cross the Mediterranean.
Italy urges EU states to share refugee burden

Jun 24, 2018 14:42

Italy, the main European frontline country to deal with refugees over the past three years, has called on European Union members to accept their share of refugees entering the bloc.
Spanish PM calls for joint European action on refugees

Jun 24, 2018 12:34

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has expressed his support for an integrated European Union policy for dealing with a current refugee crisis facing Europe.
Italy, Malta refuse to take in another refugee ship

Jun 24, 2018 07:44

More than 300 refugees are stranded in the Mediterranean Sea as Malta and Italy have once again refused to allow a rescue ship carrying them to dock at their ports.
Divided EU leaders to meet for talks on refugees

Jun 24, 2018 02:20

Leaders of the European Union countries are slated to hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Sunday, seeking to settle their differences and pursue a unified approach to the refugee crisis facing the bloc.
Refugees can forget about reaching Italy: Interior minister

Jun 23, 2018 11:56

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has reiterated that Italy is determined to keep its ports closed to refugees, saying boats transporting asylum seekers should better forget about reaching the European country.