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Pro-EU protesters march in London, demand new vote on Brexit

Saturday, 23 June 2018, 17:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Tens of thousands of anti-Brexit protesters marched Saturday in London to demand a new referendum on leaving the European Union, as a divided Britain marked the second anniversary of its vote to quit...

Spain rescues 569 migrants crossing the sea

Saturday, 23 June 2018, 15:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Spanish authorities say they have rescued 569 migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Spain by boat. Spain's Maritime Rescue Service says those rescued Saturday included 264...

Italy vows to expel far more migrants, but it won't be easy

Saturday, 23 June 2018, 08:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Barely a week in office, Italy's populist interior minister lost no time in bringing home his message: His government will make good on a campaign pledge to swiftly deport 100,000 migrants from the...

German chancellor says migration meeting a 'first exchange'

Friday, 22 June 2018, 16:16 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said an upcoming meeting of European leaders in Brussels would be a "first exchange" toward finding solutions and agreements to problems connected with...

Clash of the EU consiglieri ahead of migration summit

Friday, 22 June 2018, 08:30 Last update: about 9 years ago

Migration mini-summit is the latest battleground for the European Commission’s Martin Selmayr and the European Council’s Piotr Serafin, Politico reports. Martin Selmayr has been the...

EU seeks to screen migrants in Africa, stop boat crossings

Friday, 22 June 2018, 07:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Unwilling to share responsibility for tens of thousands of people arriving each year in search of better or safer lives, European Union leaders are preparing in coming days to take more steps to keep...

Italy interior minister refuses port to migrant rescue ship

Friday, 22 June 2018, 06:49 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Italy's hard-line interior minister on Thursday refused port to a Dutch-flagged rescue boat with 224 migrants on board, a week after turning away another foreign ship, the Aquarius, carrying 630...

Italy, Austria signal new hard-line axis on migration

Thursday, 21 June 2018, 07:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A meeting of Italy's anti-migrant interior minister with like-minded Austrian populist leaders on Wednesday in Rome heralded a new hard-line axis forming in Europe on migration issues with pledges to...

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