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A wildfire in France’s Provence region continued spreading on Saturday as overnight efforts successfully stopped the blazes from reaching the nearby towns of Correns and Montfort-sur-Argens. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Some 1,300 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze, which has flared up again in the Gros Bessillon area, burning approximately 1,250 more hectares since Friday. By the end of the week, authorities said a total of 4,500 hectares had been burnt. Despite the difficulties, 2,500 people were still unable to return home. Meanwhile, authorities say France’s largest wildfire in 70 years has been brought under control near the southwestern city…
Published on 01/08/2026 – 14:05 GMT+2•Updated 14:47 Leaders from 22 European Union nations have called for an emergency meeting to discuss the bloc’s response to the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa this week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the letter, which sources tell Euronews was initiated by Italy and Denmark, member states called for “an extraordinary videoconference of the Ministers of the Interior,” describing it as a “matter of urgency.” While Madrid says that almost all of the roughly 50,000 migrants who crossed into Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday have been…
Published on 01/08/2026 – 14:30 GMT+2•Updated 14:34 After around 60,000 irregular migrants entered the Ceuta Spanish enclave in North Africa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said this Saturday that “the vast majority of those who arrived illegally have returned to Morocco.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT She held a conference call with EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner in charge of Internal Affairs and Migration and Dubravka Šuica in charge of the Mediterranean and Demography to discuss the migrant crisis in Ceuta. “Due to the effective work of Spanish and Moroccan law enforcement. Not a single person reached mainland Spain or the rest…
Italy caused a stir when it called to shut Spain out of the EU’s visa-free Schengen travel zone after the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Morocco was overwhelmed this week by more than 60,000 migrant arrivals. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This crisis is the largest surge of irregular arrivals ever recorded on a single day in EU territory. Although Ceuta is located in North Africa, this crisis has sparked vivid concerns among European governments. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said Spain should be suspended from the Schengen area, as she described the images from Ceuta showing the migrants arriving as…
Published on 01/08/2026 – 9:51 GMT+2 As around 60,000 migrants irregularly entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Several EU countries are asking for Spain to be temporarily excluded from the free-movement Schengen area, a last-resort measure that could only be used in exceptional circumstances. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The largest surge of irregular arrivals ever recorded on EU territory in a single day sparked concerns among European governments, despite the fact that Ceuta is located on the African continent, offering migrants no easy route to mainland Europe. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was the first to raise the possibility on Thursday, announcing…
By Cristian Caraballo & Euronews Published on 31/07/2026 – 13:15 GMT+2•Updated 14:37 During a TV address on Friday morning, Pedro Sánchez also vowed to “remain resolute in guaranteeing security in the face of any challenge, any eventuality and under any circumstances.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT He was speaking from Ceuta, the Spanish autonomous city on the northern coast of North Africa which saw at least 60,000 migrants cross over from Morocco in recent days, according to Spanish authorities. If the figure is confirmed, the event would be the largest single surge in irregular arrivals ever recorded on EU territory and Spain’s biggest ever migrant crisis.…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 22:08 GMT+2 Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) recorded 10 aftershocks following the magnitude 4.7 earthquake. It said Friday’s tremor was the strongest since seismic activity intensified in the Phlegraean Fields, a volcanic area west of Naples that has experienced increasing unrest in recent years. The quake was felt across Naples and neighbouring communities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said four people were injured, with damage reported to residential buildings and several churches. Italy’s Civil Protection Department activated its crisis unit as emergency services assessed the impact. Rail services on the Cumana…
Since Thursday, thousands of migrants have crossed from Morocco into the North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The latest estimates by the Spanish government set the number at around 60,000. If the figures are confirmed, the event would be the largest single surge in irregular arrivals ever recorded on EU territory. Most migrants came by sea, swimming from the Moroccan border town of Fnideq. They reached several beaches, especially El Tarajal, one of the closest to the border. At least 34 people have died in the attempt, many of whom in a stampede while trying to cross breakwater…
By Konstantinos Tsellos & Euronews with ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ Published on 31/07/2026 – 20:07 GMT+2 A wildfire has broken out in a forested area in Aspropyrgos, west of Athens, prompting evacuation alerts and a major firefighting response. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the fire service, the blaze broke out at around 15:29 in forest land on the slopes of Mount Poikilo, in the Aspropyrgos area, and is moving south. Firefighting forces have been reinforced. A total of 108 firefighters are operating at the scene with six ground teams from the 1st EMODE special wildfire unit and 27 vehicles. Five aircraft and six helicopters have also been deployed…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 19:34 GMT+2 The European Commission said on Friday that no irregular migrants have moved from Ceuta to the European mainland. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT While the sudden migration crisis in the Spanish enclave has sent shockwaves across Europe and prompted calls to suspend Spain from the Schengen free-movement area, EU officials insist that migrants who crossed the border irregularly will not headto other member states. “There are no onward movements today towards the European continent,” an EU official said, claiming that migrants will not be able to freely move through Europe, as someleading right-of-centre figures across Europe are…