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Less migration, more repatriation: Has the EU got tough on borders?

Numbers are going down for both immigrants and asylum seekers, while repatriation orders are increasing, with Germany, France and Sweden on top.

Europe News

Greek coastguard accused of migrant boat pushback in Aegean Sea

At least 1,209 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

Europe News

Four migrants found dead near Croatia-Slovenia border, police say

More than 12,500 people used the so-called Balkan route in 2025, according to data from the European border agency, Frontex.

Europe News

UN watchdog rebukes Sweden for deporting disabled child twice

The committee, a body of 18 independent experts, monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its state parties and conducts regular country reviews.

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France and UK renew landmark pact to curb English Channel crossings

The aim of the agreement is to prevent illegal crossings of the English Channel. The two countries' interior ministers are due to meet near the northwestern French city of Dunkirk on Thursday.

USA

Almost 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes in 2025

The migration agency highlighted that at least around 340,000 family members are estimated to have been directly affected by the missing migrant crisis since 2014.

Europe News

German police launch raids against Syrian trafficking ring

Police believe the ring operated by using genuine residency documents issued to Syrian refugees in Germany, which were sent to people in Syria with a similar appearance.

Spain

Migrants rush to apply under Spain's new mass legalisation programme

Spain's position sharply differs from prevailing attitudes on immigration in Europe, where many governments have been trying to curb arrivals and step up deportations.

World News

Over 180 dead or missing in Mediterranean in last 10 days, IOM says

The IOM has previously highlighted the Central Mediterranean as the deadliest migration corridor in the world.

Europe News

Sea-Watch rescue 44 migrants from abandoned oil rig in Mediterranean

Dozens of migrants have been rescued from an abandoned Mediterranean oil rig. It is the second incident of its kind this week, highlighting the dangers of the North Africa crossing.

Europe News

Dozens dead in separate migrant boat shipwrecks off Italy and Turkey

So far this year, 624 migrants have died or gone missing in central Mediterranean, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

Greece

22 migrants die en route to Greece from Libya after six days at sea

Survivors say the bodies of those who had died during the difficult journey were thrown into the sea on the orders of one of the smugglers aboard the ship.

Djibouti

Nine dead and 45 missing after migrant boat sinks off Djibouti

The boat had left from the Djibouti port town of Obock with more than 300 people on board and was trying to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait when it went down on Tuesday.

Europe News

European Parliament approves return hubs outside the EU

MEPs approved a law enabling member states to build deportation centres outside the EU, endorsing talks with non-recognised third-country entities and imposing entry bans on returned migrants.

The Cube

EU migration reform: Could it lead to ICE-style practices in Europe?

A proposed law designed to streamline migrant returns from the EU has sparked concern that it will empower European authorities to adopt measures akin to those used by the controversial US immigration agency ICE. The Cube investigates.

Europe News

EU parliament to approve controversial law to return migrants

A law enabling detention centres built outside the EU to accelerate the return of irregular migrants has been approved at committee level, splitting Parliament’s traditional majority.

Europe News

Five EU countries team up to build return hub for migrants

Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Greece are working together to build so-called facilities outside Europe to host irregular migrants who arrive in their territory, a sign of growing momentum for a contentious project.

World News

Trump fires US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

US president Donald Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid criticism over immigration enforcement and disaster response.

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France: Over 250 migrants cross Channel to England as calm seas return

France saw several small boats leave the beach at Gravelines at dawn, carrying migrants hoping to reach England.

Made in Europe

'A Beautiful Mess' makes a new start in Europe easier for refugees

What can be done to improve the integration of refugees in Europe? How can newcomers be supported to get a foothold in social life? A Euronews report from the Netherlands.

20 February 2026