Tag: Migration to EU
EU faces fresh standoff over Aquarius migrant boat
BRUSSELS: European countries faced pressure on Tuesday to resolve a fresh standoff with the operators of the migrant rescue ship Aquarius which is stranded...
Humanitarian ship seeks European port for rescued migrants
ON BOARD THE AQUARIUS: Human rights groups called on European governments on Sunday to tell a charity ship where it can dock and let...
Migrants’ return to Libya by Italian boat could breach international law,...
ROME: A rescue operation in which an Italian towboat rescued more than 100 migrants and returned them to Libya earlier this week may have...
Libya rejects EU plans for migrant centers on its territory
BERLIN: Libya rejects a European Union’s plan to establish migrant centers there to stop asylum seekers arriving in western Europe and it will not...
Migrants disembark in Italy after EU offer ends standoff
ROME: Hundreds of migrants finally disembarked in Italy from two ships on Monday after other European Union countries agreed to accept more than half...
Italy stops ship with migrants, turns up pressure on EU allies
ROME: Italy has refused to allow a commercial vessel flying an Italian flag to bring ashore rescued migrants, apparently keeping up a hardline policy...
EU migration policies seen building blocks for ‘Fortress Europe’
BRUSSELS: Deals on migration agreed in the European Union and Germany may end up more about rhetoric than reality but they indicate a shift...
Merkel’s last-ditch migrant deal reopens deep EU divisions
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fire Tuesday from EU partners after she agreed to push back migrants in a last-ditch deal to...
Deaths surpass 1,000 this year after surge in attempts to cross...
GENEVA: More than 1,000 people have drowned in the Mediterranean this year sailing from Libya to Europe, with a rush in the past few...
EU cuts migration deal after marathon talks, differences remain
BRUSSELS: European leaders reached a deal on migration in the early hours of Friday after tense and lengthy talks, but the pledges made to...
France won’t take any lessons from Rome on immigration, says minister
PARIS: France’s minister for European affairs said international law obliged Italy to let the stranded migrant rescue vessel Lifeline dock in an Italian port...
Libyan coastguard picks up almost 1,000 migrants in one day
TRIPOLI: Libyan coastguards picked up 948 African migrants on inflatable boats in several operations and also recovered 10 bodies on Sunday, officials and a...
Divided EU leaders convene for emergency talks on migration
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders gather in Brussels on Sunday in an attempt to bridge their deep divisions over migration, an issue that has been...
In coalition showdown, Merkel allies to decide on migrant plan
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union (CSU), will decide on Monday whether to defy her by implementing a plan...
Rescue boat drifts at sea as Italy takes anti-migrant stance
ROME: A rescue ship with more than 600 migrants on board was drifting in international waters on Monday as Italy’s new interior minister doubled...
Death toll in Tunisian migrant ship accident rises to 60: IOM
TUNIS: The death toll from a ship packed with migrants that sank off the Tunisian coast last weekend has risen to 60, the United...
