european migrant crisis
In the Wake of More Migrant Deaths, Europe Says It Will Speed Up Migration Reform
One day after 10 more people died at sea while trying to reach Italy, the European Commission announced it would deliver new policy proposals months earlier than planned.
Italy's Mediterranean Mass Grave: Europe or Die (Episode 4)
In the final episode of Europe or Die, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson arrives in Italy as the only extensive search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean is replaced with a border surveillance mission, effectively leaving thousands of...
Thousands of Migrants Rescued Off Italian Coast as Situation in Libya Deteriorates
Instability in Libya is forcing desperate migrants to place their lives in the hands of unreliable and often violent smugglers, and prompting civilian groups to respond to the dangers they face.
Morocco Raids Migrant Camp Amid Mass Campaign to Grant Residency
Some 600 migrants who had learned of the impending raid stormed the fence around Melilla to try and cross into Europe.
Trapped In Bulgaria: Europe Or Die (Episode 3)
In episode three of Europe or Die, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson visits Bulgaria to see Europe’s newest border fence and speaks to Syrians who, because of the EU's Dublin Regulation, are trapped in one of Europe’s poorest countries.
Death Boats to Greece (Part 2): Europe Or Die (Episode 2)
Concluding the second episode of our series, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson continues her visit to the border between Greece and Turkey to find out what happens to the many migrants who perish while attempting to cross Greece’s dangerous Evros...
Death Boats to Greece (Part 1): Europe Or Die (Episode 2)
In episode two of our series, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson travels to the border between Greece and Turkey, where Syrian and Afghan refugees are paying large sums of money to take "death boats" to Greece.
Migrants Are Struggling to Survive the Frozen Hell of Refugee Camps in Calais, France
VICE News spent a day and a night in the migrant "jungles" of Calais, where refugees cope with police abuse, squalid conditions, and freezing winter weather.
Storming Spain's Razor-Wire Fence: Europe Or Die (Episode 1)
In episode one of our series, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson travels to the border between Morocco and Spain, where West Africans in their thousands storm the razor-wire-clad fences, only to be beaten back by border police.
Italy Rescues Another Abandoned Migrant Ship, Suggesting a Change in Smuggling Tactics
This vessel held 450 migrants and a ship intercepted on Wednesday had over 770 people on board, hinting at a possible change of tactic by smugglers trying to get people into Europe.
Pope Francis Warns European Union That the Mediterranean Risks Becoming a 'Vast Migrant Cemetery'
The pontiff called the EU 'elderly and haggard' and condemned the absence of a united response to the boatloads of migrants making perilous maritime bids for European shores.
Surge in Migrant Deaths Predicted as Italy Ends Mediterranean Rescue Program
Italy is abandoning a search and rescue operation credited with saving 400 lives a day, replacing it with a more limited mission headed by a European agency.