While it could prove politically unpopular, Angela Merkel’s government will accept more than 1,500 refugees now living in Greece. It appeared to be a challenge to other E.U. members to do their part.
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After Fire Razes Squalid Greek Camp, Homeless Migrants Fear What’s Next
The camp, already a bleak emblem of Europe’s migrant policy, was locked down after a coronavirus outbreak, prompting some asylum seekers to set fires that left thousands homeless.
Pandemic Collides With Europe’s Migrant Crisis to Set Off a Calamity in Greece
Frustrated asylum seekers lit fires this week in protest over lockdowns that worsened cramped and squalid conditions on Lesbos. Now 12,000 migrants are homeless.
Fire Destroys Most of Europe’s Largest Refugee Camp, on Greek Island of Lesbos
Campaigners have long warned that the overcrowded conditions at the impoverished camp might lead to catastrophe.
Tanker Asked to Rescue Migrants Off Malta Is Denied Permission to Dock
The weekslong refusal by Malta and other nations to allow a tanker from a major global company to dock reflects an escalation in hard-line tactics against migrants.
Banksy-Funded Rescue Vessel Evacuated After Distress Call
About 400 migrants remain stranded aboard several rescue vessels in the central Mediterranean as international aid groups urge European officials to let them come ashore.
‘It’s a Joy for Me to Bury Them’: A Quest to Honor Migrant Dead
Boubacar Wann Diallo is devoted to determining the names and origins of corpses that wash up on Morocco’s shores and to giving them a decent final resting place.
Dozens Die When Migrant Boat Capsizes in Mediterranean
At least 45 people drowned or were missing and presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the U.N. said Wednesday.
Taking Hard Line, Greece Turns Back Migrants by Abandoning Them at Sea
Many Greeks have grown frustrated as tens of thousands of asylum seekers languished on Greek islands. Now, evidence shows, a new conservative government has a new method of keeping them out.
Migrants Adrift Off Malta Called for Help. Then They Waited. And Waited.
A boat carrying 95 migrants on the Mediterranean floated adrift for more than 30 hours before the Maltese authorities finally brought them to shore under intense pressure.