The British Home Secretary Priti Patel met with her French counterpart on Sunday, July 12 to discuss how the two governments can step up their action against the smuggling of people across the Channel. The number of those attempting to cross has risen this year to "unacceptable" levels, said Patel.
A delegation from the Italian interior ministry visited the Ventimiglia area in northwestern Italy near the French border to assess strategies to contain migrant flows in the area. The mayor of the border city called on the government to put an end to the reigning lawlessness of migration in the area.
The asylum-seekers from Russia, Iran and Afghanistan filed a complaint after spending months sleeping rough. The ECHR ordered France to pay damages, saying the men suffered "degrading treatment."
A group of associations and NGOs set up a camp for young migrants in the heart of Paris on Monday evening to highlight the plight of young people who claim to be minors. While they wait for their paperwork to be handled, they do not benefit from any care.
Belgian authorities on Sunday said they rescued 15 migrants from a rubber dinghy that was taking in water 11 kilometers off the Belgian coast. The migrants were attempting to reach the United Kingdom from France.
Police abuse, discrimination, daily evacuations, lack of access to water and hygiene: the situation for migrants in the northern French city of Calais continues to deteriorate with the COVID-19 crisis and public health restrictions failing to stem arrivals or dampen dreams of making it to England.
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Asylum applications in Europe increased by 11% in 2019 compared with the previous year. The European asylum support office expects the overall rise to continue, despite the current pandemic-related slump. Asylum applications in the EU account for one-third of the global total.
One week after a Paris court ordered prefectures in northern Paris to install drinking water facilities, toilets and showers near the swelling migrant camps in the area, aid groups say authorities have only provided the bare minimum and not nearly enough to cover the real needs of the migrants.
Thousands of people marched in Paris and across France on Saturday in a string of protests against racism, alleged police violence and other social injustices, including undocumented migrants.
After years of service, hundreds of undocumented deliverymen have been laid off by meal delivery company Frichti in Paris. After the couriers took to the streets, they received public support from different organizations. Now the couriers are asking to return to work and to be regularized.
George Floyd's death in the US has sparked renewed protests against racism and police behavior towards minorities in France. Despite minor concessions, those in power continue to deny the country has a problem with race.