EU delivers 2.2 million vaccines to Afghan refugees in Iran
Responding to a request for assistance from Iran, the European Commission coordinated the delivery of 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for Afghan refugees in Iran.
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University in Madrid starts 40 Afghans on the road to study
A university in Madrid, which has been offering courses to young people from areas of conflict for five years, has given 40 Afghans the chance to start studying and learning vocational skills.
More than 700 migrants have reached Cyprus this year
The government of Cyprus says that it has already received more than 700 applications for asylum so far this year. The island nation, which has seen a spike in irregular arrivals in recent years, says it is encountering a "migration crisis", propelled by Turkey.
Sharp rise in asylum applications in Germany
In 2021, asylum applications made in Germany increased significantly, as people continue to flee Afghanistan and migration resumes following the coronavirus pandemic.
Poland: Four migrants rescued from swamp
Members of the Polish emergency services and the military helped rescue four migrants who got lost in swampy ground on Tuesday on the Polish side of the border with Belarus.
Seven dead and four injured after car overturns in Hungary
A car carrying at least ten migrants crashed into a house in Hungary late on Monday. Reports say that seven people died and four are injured, including the driver of the car, who has been arrested by police.
Poland extends its emergency border restrictions
On November 30, Poland announced it would be extending the emergency measures it has imposed at the border with Belarus, after thousands of migrants arrived at the border, hoping to cross into the EU.
Two burials as tensions at the Poland-Belarus border continue
The body of a young Syrian migrant who drowned in a river was buried on Monday in a small Muslim cemetery in Poland. An Iraqi Kurdish man, who died last month at the border, was also buried after being flown home to Erbil. Meanwhile, despair and tension continue at the border among migrants hoping to cross into the EU.
Belarus migrant crisis: EU Council chief visits Poland
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the EU's Charles Michel discussed new measures against Belarus and other actors involved in the migrant standoff during Michel's visit to Warsaw.
Belarus migrant crisis: Germany calls for new EU sanctions
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has accused Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko of "unscrupulously exploiting" the migrants by sending them towards Poland.
Lithuania starts building wall on eastern EU border
Lithuania has begun erecting the first stretches of a steel wall on its border with Belarus. The barrier is meant to prevent irregular crossings of migrants.
Bulgaria sends troops to Turkish border to deal with migrants
350 Bulgarian soldiers were sent to the Turkish border to back up the border police on Monday after increasing numbers of migrants were attempting to enter Bulgaria from Turkey.