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File photo: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez does not appear to enjoy a great deal of popularity and support in his country - though he had little control over the immigration decree | Photo: Alex Sochacki/Kommersant/Sipa USA / picture-alliance
Greek emergency personnel wait to transfer bodies of dead migrants, following migrant’s boat collision with coast guard off the island of Chios, in the port of Chios, Greece, February 3, 2026 | Photo: Reuters
File photo: Only a few hundred migrants have been exchanged between Britain and France under the 'one in, one out' deal so far | Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

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The Libyan authorities detained over 2,000 migrants on February 3 in Sabha, in southern Libya. Photo: Facebook / Sebha Security Directorate
File photo used for illustration: The UK is looking to implement measures to accelerate removals of migrants who entered irregularly | Photo: REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo
The Greek parliament in session | Photo: ARCHIVE/EPA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS

Understanding Europe

The number of deportations from Germany has been rising | Photo: EHL Media/IMAGO
File photo: A view of people queuing in front of a tent at the arrival center for refugees from Ukraine at the former Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany | Photo: ARCHIVE/EPA/CHRISTOPH SOEDER
File photo: Danish leader Mette Frederiksen (l) and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (r) have written a joint letter, calling for a reinterpretation of the ECHR to meet the challenges of modern migration management policies | Photo: Photoshot / picture alliance