File photo: Federal police officers check vehicles near the German-Czech border, October 17, 2023 | Photo: dpa / picture alliance
  • Germany

Explained: Germany's strategy to bolster border controls amid immigration crackdown

Germany has announced plans to extend temporary border controls to all land borders for an initial six-month period. Additionally, the government proposed stricter enforcement of EU asylum rules, including measures to detain asylu...

The announcement of Germany increasing its border controls for the foreseeable future was met with opposition from other EU member states | Photo: German Interior Ministry Press Office
  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Greece

Greece and Austria condemn Germany's decision to bolster border security
File photo: People walk under an illuminated street lamp in the Raval neighborhood of Barcelona at dusk, January 17, 2024 | Photo: Jordi Boixareu / ZUMA Press Wire / picture alliance
  • Guinea
  • Spain

Fata's story: 'I got out of prostitution to help my sisters get out of this cycle'

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The pirogue which sank only hours after departing from Mbour on the Senegalese coast on September 8, 2024 | Photo: Senegalese Navy
  • Senegal
  • Spain

Senegal vows to tackle sea migration after latest incident at sea
The Spanish conservative Peoples' Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo while he delivers a speech at party's headquarters in Madrid, Spain, July 12, 2024 | Photo: EPA / BORJA SANCHEZ-TRILLO
  • Canary Islands
  • Spain

Spain: People's Party and Canary Islands government present agreement on distribution of minors
Ribera beach in Ceuta, where the body of at least one person has been found after a failed attempt to swim to the territory | Photo: WikimediaCC
  • Morocco
  • Spain

Ceuta legislators pay respects to migrants who died trying to swim to the Spanish enclave
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Features

From file: A field in Fucino, Italy | Photo: ANSA
  • Italy
  • European Union

Too hot to work: How global warming is affecting agricultural workers in Europe
France's new prime minister seeks to tighten migration policies | Photo: Laurent Coust / picture alliance / abaca
  • France

Under new prime minister, France shifts right on migration
A hotel in Brighton and Hove, UK, where unaccompanied asylum seeker children were controversially held. Photo dated January 25, 2023 | Photo: Burak Bir / Anadolu Agency
  • United Kingdom

Women asylum seekers in UK hotels dehumanized and sexually harassed – report
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Personal stories

Lampedusa shipwreck survivor: 'I saw my travel companions die'

He was hanging on to the boat for three days, in the middle of the sea with the waves that, little by little, sealed the death of his travel companions. He saw them drown, one after the other, in front of his eyes. The dramatic story of a young Syrian man who was rescued off the coasts of Lampedusa.

Halimatou's tale: 'My missing brothers never told me they would get into a canoe'

Halimatou's three brothers, Saliou, Souleymane and Mamoudou, set sail four months ago from Bargny, Senegal, with the aim of reaching the Canaries. The young woman and her family have had no news since then.

Dina's dreams lie in tatters after fatal Channel crossing attempt

Dina was just 21 when she died, crushed to death in an overcrowded migrant boat off the French coast on July 28. Her family talk of her hopes and dreams, which now lie in tatters after her death.
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Understanding Europe

In Spain, many migrant workers are employed in the agricultural sector | Photo: Reuters
  • Gambia
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Spain's circular migration policy explained

The center for asylum seekers in Shengjin, Albania, June 4, 2024 | Photo: Florion Goga / Reuters
  • Albania
  • Italy

What is the Italy-Albania deal on migration?
Gambians repatriated from Tunisia, November 24, 2023 | Photo: IOM
  • European Union

How do UN Migration's voluntary returns work?
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The European Union

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  • European Union

Fighting migrant smuggling: 2021-2025 EU action plan

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  • European Union

Entering the EU - online visa application process and digital visa

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  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Are you seeking refuge from the war in Ukraine? Beware of human traffickers when on the move
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